Session brief · Wednesday, April 15, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,741 rose, 2,118 fell — but materials lagged.

6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Technology led at +1.89%; Materials lagged at -1.25%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Momentus (MNTS), up 39.3% in consumer discretionary.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.40% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -0.16%.

Written from 4,997 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,997 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,741 advancing (54.9%)138 unchanged▼ 2,118 declining (42.4%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+1.89%461145
Consumer Discretionary+0.77%251286
Financials+0.54%391313
Communication Services+0.34%7149
Real Estate+0.07%13485
Industrials−0.05%202203
Energy−0.18%7152
Utilities−0.75%3383
Consumer Staples−0.96%4075
Healthcare−1.17%517308
Materials−1.25%92144

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500699.94+0.79%
QQQNasdaq-100637.40+1.40%
IWMRussell 2000269.39+0.25%
DIADow 30484.72−0.16%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 15, 2026 close with Apr 14, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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