Session brief · Wednesday, July 15, 2026 close

Stocks edged higher. 2,657 rose, 2,082 fell — but utilities lagged.

8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +0.83%; Utilities lagged at -1.06%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Electrovaya Inc. Common Shares (ELVA), up 49.0%.

Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.43% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.27%.

Written from 4,859 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,859 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,657 advancing (54.7%)120 unchanged▼ 2,082 declining (42.8%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+0.83%269326
Consumer Discretionary+0.67%318210
Communication Services+0.57%8333
Consumer Staples+0.51%5953
Healthcare+0.41%493303
Financials+0.36%470218
Real Estate+0.24%13186
Industrials+0.11%233163
Energy−0.71%4082
Materials−0.73%130109
Utilities−1.06%3280

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500754.81+0.40%
QQQNasdaq-100717.74−0.27%
IWMRussell 2000295.77+0.43%
DIADow 30525.95+0.24%

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

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