Session brief · Friday, May 15, 2026 close

Stocks slipped. 3,643 fell, 1,199 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

10 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +2.41%; Materials lagged at -3.51%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Super League Enterprise (SLE), up 48.4% in technology.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -1.08% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -2.41%.

Written from 4,957 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,957 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,199 advancing (24.2%)115 unchanged▼ 3,643 declining (73.5%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+2.41%8438
Consumer Staples−0.26%4173
Financials−0.79%165548
Industrials−1.04%97303
Communication Services−1.17%3886
Technology−1.28%220375
Utilities−1.34%2487
Real Estate−1.58%22197
Consumer Discretionary−1.84%116422
Healthcare−2.42%134690
Materials−3.51%25215

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500739.17−1.20%
QQQNasdaq-100708.93−1.51%
IWMRussell 2000277.60−2.41%
DIADow 30495.37−1.08%

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

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