Session brief · Wednesday, April 1, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,966 rose, 1,914 fell — but energy lagged.

7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.62%; Energy lagged at -3.81%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Mega Fortune Company Limited (MGRT), up 89.8%.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.24% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.49%.

Written from 5,018 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,018 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,966 advancing (59.1%)138 unchanged▼ 1,914 declining (38.1%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+1.62%366230
Healthcare+1.42%532301
Materials+1.24%14794
Consumer Discretionary+1.04%356189
Real Estate+0.38%108116
Financials+0.21%460251
Industrials+0.18%262139
Utilities−0.13%7240
Consumer Staples−0.69%5655
Communication Services−0.87%7153
Energy−3.81%12112

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500655.24+0.75%
QQQNasdaq-100584.31+1.24%
IWMRussell 2000249.56+0.63%
DIADow 30465.48+0.49%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 1, 2026 close with Mar 31, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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