Session brief · Tuesday, May 26, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,906 rose, 1,909 fell — but energy lagged.

7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Materials led at +2.26%; Energy lagged at -2.73%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Momentus (MNTS), up 109.8% in consumer discretionary.

Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.89% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -0.17%.

Written from 4,944 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,944 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,906 advancing (58.8%)129 unchanged▼ 1,909 declining (38.6%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Materials+2.26%19841
Healthcare+1.79%418395
Technology+1.71%345251
Industrials+1.05%284117
Real Estate+0.52%15864
Communication Services+0.21%6455
Consumer Discretionary+0.19%383154
Financials−0.06%476230
Utilities−0.71%3972
Consumer Staples−1.40%3875
Energy−2.73%2894

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500750.59+0.66%
QQQNasdaq-100730.28+1.78%
IWMRussell 2000290.51+1.89%
DIADow 30505.25−0.17%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 26, 2026 close with May 22, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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