Session brief · Friday, March 27, 2026 close

Stocks sold off. 3,864 fell, 1,037 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

8 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +2.00%; Industrials lagged at -2.40%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Argan (AGX), up 37.9% in industrials.

Among benchmarks, SPY (S&P 500) did best at -1.71% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -1.95%.

Written from 5,024 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,024 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,037 advancing (20.6%)123 unchanged▼ 3,864 declining (76.9%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+2.00%9630
Consumer Staples+0.82%5956
Utilities+0.33%5758
Materials−0.31%80158
Communication Services−0.66%2599
Real Estate−0.82%24194
Healthcare−1.47%110723
Consumer Discretionary−1.98%80467
Financials−2.23%75627
Technology−2.26%77533
Industrials−2.40%62343

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500634.09−1.71%
QQQNasdaq-100562.58−1.95%
IWMRussell 2000243.10−1.75%
DIADow 30451.39−1.72%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Mar 27, 2026 close with Mar 26, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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