Session brief · Thursday, July 16, 2026 close
Stocks slipped. 2,406 rose, 2,353 fell — and consumer staples bucked the tape.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Staples led at +2.89%; Technology lagged at -2.38%.
The biggest liquid gainer was CareDx (CDNA), up 35.6% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at -0.06% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -1.64%.
Market breadth
4,853 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 2,406 advancing (49.6%)94 unchanged▼ 2,353 declining (48.5%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | +2.89% | 72 | 41 |
| Real Estate | +2.22% | 174 | 47 |
| Healthcare | +1.61% | 285 | 523 |
| Communication Services | +1.40% | 59 | 55 |
| Industrials | +1.12% | 221 | 175 |
| Utilities | +0.89% | 86 | 25 |
| Energy | +0.83% | 66 | 56 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.41% | 354 | 176 |
| Financials | +0.08% | 482 | 212 |
| Materials | −0.85% | 114 | 123 |
| Technology | −2.38% | 203 | 387 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jul 16, 2026 close with Jul 15, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.