Session brief · Monday, October 2, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,837 rose, 621 fell — but communication services lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +1.17%; Communication Services lagged at -0.91%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Alphatec Holdings (ATEC), up 42.5% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.23% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.09%.
Market breadth
2,533 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,837 advancing (72.5%)75 unchanged▼ 621 declining (24.5%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +1.17% | 249 | 65 |
| Materials | +0.96% | 137 | 29 |
| Financials | +0.84% | 343 | 63 |
| Industrials | +0.31% | 194 | 60 |
| Utilities | +0.23% | 69 | 16 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.08% | 257 | 91 |
| Real Estate | −0.09% | 102 | 50 |
| Energy | −0.18% | 36 | 41 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.21% | 43 | 25 |
| Technology | −0.37% | 229 | 68 |
| Communication Services | −0.91% | 38 | 26 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 2, 2017 close with Sep 29, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.