Session brief · Thursday, April 9, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,727 rose, 2,128 fell — but energy lagged.

10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Discretionary led at +1.76%; Energy lagged at -1.03%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Aimei Health Technology Co., Ltd Ordinary Share (AFJK), up 142.4% in financials.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.68% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.57%.

Written from 5,001 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,001 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,727 advancing (54.5%)146 unchanged▼ 2,128 declining (42.6%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Consumer Discretionary+1.76%355189
Consumer Staples+1.12%6842
Healthcare+0.96%450380
Real Estate+0.84%15563
Materials+0.68%14793
Financials+0.53%511187
Communication Services+0.43%7156
Technology+0.31%222378
Industrials+0.27%237168
Utilities+0.25%8133
Energy−1.03%3786

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500679.91+0.58%
QQQNasdaq-100610.19+0.68%
IWMRussell 2000261.96+0.57%
DIADow 30481.90+0.57%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 9, 2026 close with Apr 8, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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