Session brief · Monday, October 16, 2017 close
Stocks edged higher. 1,286 rose, 1,140 fell — but utilities lagged.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +1.08%; Utilities lagged at -0.61%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Exelixis (EXEL), up 17.2% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.34% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -0.09%.
Market breadth
2,523 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,286 advancing (51.0%)97 unchanged▼ 1,140 declining (45.2%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +1.08% | 38 | 24 |
| Financials | +0.51% | 283 | 115 |
| Technology | +0.45% | 129 | 177 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.28% | 42 | 23 |
| Energy | +0.24% | 38 | 38 |
| Materials | +0.23% | 97 | 61 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.00% | 190 | 159 |
| Industrials | −0.13% | 127 | 127 |
| Healthcare | −0.24% | 142 | 170 |
| Real Estate | −0.33% | 56 | 93 |
| Utilities | −0.61% | 34 | 48 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 16, 2017 close with Oct 13, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.