Session brief · Thursday, March 26, 2026 close

Stocks sold off. 3,175 fell, 1,701 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

9 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +1.60%; Technology lagged at -2.97%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Kodiak Sciences (KOD), up 74.8% in healthcare.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -1.04% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -2.39%.

Written from 5,012 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,012 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,701 advancing (33.9%)136 unchanged▼ 3,175 declining (63.3%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+1.60%9034
Utilities+0.45%7539
Real Estate−0.15%91129
Communication Services−0.26%4183
Consumer Staples−0.54%4570
Financials−0.70%341360
Industrials−1.15%95313
Consumer Discretionary−1.62%137401
Healthcare−1.81%274554
Materials−2.10%56185
Technology−2.97%208397

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500645.09−1.79%
QQQNasdaq-100573.79−2.39%
IWMRussell 2000247.44−1.74%
DIADow 30459.31−1.04%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 26, 2026 close with Mar 25, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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