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Session brief · Tuesday, May 5, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,985 rose, 1,837 fell — but communication services lagged.

9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Materials led at +1.59%; Communication Services lagged at -1.13%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Backblaze (BLZE), up 63.6% in technology.

Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.68% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.69%.

Written from 4,976 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,976 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,985 advancing (60.0%)154 unchanged▼ 1,837 declining (36.9%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Materials+1.59%17663
Technology+1.49%369230
Healthcare+0.79%407408
Consumer Staples+0.73%7241
Industrials+0.64%271132
Consumer Discretionary+0.38%390144
Financials+0.36%526177
Real Estate+0.36%15861
Energy+0.10%5668
Utilities−0.15%5361
Communication Services−1.13%6658

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500723.77+0.80%
QQQNasdaq-100681.61+1.30%
IWMRussell 2000282.56+1.68%
DIADow 30492.96+0.69%

Top gainers

BLZEBackblazeTechnology$7.59+63.6%EVEREverQuoteTechnology$23.82+63.0%STRLSterling InfrastructureIndustrials$806.00+52.2%DOCNDigitalOcean HoldingsTechnology$152.77+40.4%VRDNViridian TherapeuticsHealthcare$18.75+33.4%BLDPBallard Power SystemsUnclassified$4.33+31.6%

Top losers

EMBCEmbectaHealthcare$3.90−57.8%WGSGeneDx HoldingsHealthcare$34.51−49.2%BRBRBellRing BrandsConsumer Staples$10.63−38.8%AVNWAviat NetworksTechnology$15.09−33.3%IPGPIPG PhotonicsTechnology$90.84−25.7%JRVRJames River Group HoldingsFinancials$4.69−23.6%

Most active

MUMicron Technology64.3M shares$640.20+11.1%SNDKSandisk20.7M shares$1,406.32+12.0%AMDAdvanced Micro Devices64.2M shares$355.26+4.0%NVDANvidia113.4M shares$196.50−1.0%INTCIntel198.5M shares$108.15+12.9%TSLATesla47.8M shares$389.37−0.8%

Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 5, 2026 close with May 4, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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