Session brief · Thursday, July 2, 2026 close

Stocks edged lower. 2,414 rose, 2,349 fell — and healthcare bucked the tape.

10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Healthcare led at +2.16%; Technology lagged at -0.96%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Polibeli Group (PLBL), up 18.2%.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +1.05% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -1.73%.

Written from 4,892 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,892 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,414 advancing (49.3%)129 unchanged▼ 2,349 declining (48.0%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Healthcare+2.16%536275
Consumer Staples+2.09%7140
Communication Services+1.96%5657
Utilities+1.84%8627
Real Estate+1.25%15660
Energy+0.91%6359
Financials+0.88%303408
Industrials+0.52%167228
Materials+0.24%117118
Consumer Discretionary+0.10%252277
Technology−0.96%215373

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500744.78−0.13%
QQQNasdaq-100712.60−1.73%
IWMRussell 2000297.58−0.58%
DIADow 30527.88+1.05%

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

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