Session brief · Wednesday, July 1, 2026 close

Stocks edged lower. 2,745 rose, 2,065 fell — and financials bucked the tape.

6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Financials led at +1.77%; Materials lagged at -1.59%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Sadot Group (SDOT), up 105.2% in consumer discretionary.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.00% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -1.52%.

Written from 4,918 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,918 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,745 advancing (55.8%)108 unchanged▼ 2,065 declining (42.0%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Financials+1.77%610122
Communication Services+0.92%6952
Consumer Staples+0.89%8228
Real Estate+0.35%13683
Consumer Discretionary+0.26%277254
Energy−0.45%3191
Industrials−0.46%172226
Healthcare−0.70%428379
Technology−1.03%353241
Utilities−1.13%3180
Materials−1.59%80156

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500745.76−0.14%
QQQNasdaq-100725.17−1.52%
IWMRussell 2000299.32−0.38%
DIADow 30522.400.00%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jul 1, 2026 close with Jun 30, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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