Session brief · Tuesday, March 17, 2026 close
Stocks edged higher. 2,821 rose, 2,070 fell — but consumer staples lagged.
10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Industrials led at +1.61%; Consumer Staples lagged at -0.19%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Ispire Technology (ISPR), up 32.6% in consumer staples.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.49% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.13%.
Market breadth
5,054 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 2,821 advancing (55.8%)163 unchanged▼ 2,070 declining (41.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | +1.61% | 274 | 126 |
| Energy | +1.27% | 95 | 30 |
| Financials | +0.60% | 358 | 358 |
| Technology | +0.57% | 382 | 223 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.51% | 312 | 229 |
| Materials | +0.37% | 138 | 101 |
| Real Estate | +0.33% | 153 | 67 |
| Healthcare | +0.16% | 465 | 369 |
| Communication Services | +0.05% | 80 | 43 |
| Utilities | 0.00% | 42 | 70 |
| Consumer Staples | −0.19% | 53 | 60 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 17, 2026 close with Mar 16, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.