Session brief · Tuesday, April 28, 2026 close
Stocks slipped. 2,734 fell, 2,086 rose — and consumer staples bucked the tape.
6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Staples led at +1.56%; Materials lagged at -1.96%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Kforce (KFRC), up 43.3% in industrials.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.08% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.17%.
Market breadth
4,972 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 2,086 advancing (42.0%)152 unchanged▼ 2,734 declining (55.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | +1.56% | 61 | 52 |
| Energy | +1.52% | 92 | 32 |
| Real Estate | +0.91% | 157 | 60 |
| Utilities | +0.53% | 73 | 38 |
| Communication Services | +0.45% | 49 | 74 |
| Financials | +0.41% | 442 | 264 |
| Consumer Discretionary | −0.50% | 191 | 343 |
| Industrials | −0.86% | 153 | 252 |
| Technology | −1.03% | 217 | 378 |
| Healthcare | −1.75% | 262 | 552 |
| Materials | −1.96% | 63 | 175 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Apr 28, 2026 close with Apr 27, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.