Session brief · Thursday, October 5, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,569 rose, 886 fell — but utilities lagged.
10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +2.17%; Utilities lagged at -0.01%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Mannkind (MNKD), up 40.1% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.98% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at +0.27%.
Market breadth
2,534 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,569 advancing (61.9%)79 unchanged▼ 886 declining (35.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +2.17% | 34 | 27 |
| Technology | +1.41% | 181 | 121 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.19% | 202 | 143 |
| Financials | +0.69% | 314 | 89 |
| Energy | +0.46% | 55 | 27 |
| Materials | +0.37% | 99 | 63 |
| Industrials | +0.35% | 143 | 112 |
| Healthcare | +0.33% | 205 | 107 |
| Real Estate | +0.31% | 115 | 38 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.25% | 43 | 25 |
| Utilities | −0.01% | 51 | 34 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 5, 2017 close with Oct 4, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.