Session brief · Monday, March 16, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 3,150 rose, 1,745 fell.

11 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.29%; Communication Services lagged at +0.11%.

The biggest liquid gainer was AirSculpt Technologies (AIRS), up 51.6% in healthcare.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.12% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.83%.

Written from 5,044 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,044 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 3,150 advancing (62.5%)149 unchanged▼ 1,745 declining (34.6%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+1.29%380229
Industrials+1.21%275128
Materials+1.15%14593
Healthcare+1.01%572248
Consumer Discretionary+0.91%341201
Financials+0.86%508206
Real Estate+0.77%15369
Energy+0.41%6362
Consumer Staples+0.29%6354
Utilities+0.29%6647
Communication Services+0.11%7058

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500669.03+1.02%
QQQNasdaq-100600.38+1.12%
IWMRussell 2000248.92+0.94%
DIADow 30470.30+0.83%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 16, 2026 close with Mar 13, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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