Session brief · Wednesday, October 11, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,251 rose, 1,151 fell — but communication services lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.41%; Communication Services lagged at -0.35%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), up 15.6% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.30% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.07%.
Market breadth
2,522 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,251 advancing (49.6%)120 unchanged▼ 1,151 declining (45.6%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +1.41% | 175 | 124 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.59% | 152 | 193 |
| Industrials | +0.54% | 142 | 101 |
| Utilities | +0.45% | 65 | 21 |
| Real Estate | +0.40% | 107 | 41 |
| Healthcare | +0.36% | 157 | 148 |
| Energy | +0.27% | 37 | 39 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.25% | 43 | 25 |
| Materials | +0.03% | 81 | 84 |
| Financials | −0.08% | 144 | 239 |
| Communication Services | −0.35% | 23 | 39 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 11, 2017 close with Oct 10, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.