Session brief · Thursday, October 12, 2017 close
Stocks edged lower. 1,314 fell, 1,112 rose — and real estate bucked the tape.
6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Real Estate led at +0.63%; Communication Services lagged at -1.24%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Ardelyx (ARDX), up 44.4% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at -0.07% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.18%.
Market breadth
2,532 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,112 advancing (43.9%)106 unchanged▼ 1,314 declining (51.9%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | +0.63% | 95 | 54 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.45% | 154 | 194 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.41% | 46 | 22 |
| Industrials | +0.26% | 133 | 114 |
| Materials | +0.24% | 89 | 74 |
| Healthcare | −0.01% | 132 | 176 |
| Technology | −0.06% | 152 | 143 |
| Utilities | −0.27% | 61 | 24 |
| Energy | −0.34% | 18 | 58 |
| Financials | −0.60% | 114 | 288 |
| Communication Services | −1.24% | 18 | 46 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 12, 2017 close with Oct 11, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.