Session brief · Tuesday, July 28, 2026 close

Stocks edged higher. 2,639 rose, 2,067 fell — but energy lagged.

7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Staples led at +2.38%; Energy lagged at -1.51%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Enigmatig Limited (EGG), up 85.9%.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +1.08% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.97%.

Written from 4,837 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,837 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,639 advancing (54.6%)131 unchanged▼ 2,067 declining (42.7%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Consumer Staples+2.38%7733
Communication Services+2.34%8732
Financials+1.48%533146
Healthcare+1.46%393408
Consumer Discretionary+0.92%370160
Industrials+0.45%213181
Real Estate+0.43%12488
Technology−0.11%299291
Materials−0.11%119117
Utilities−0.33%5753
Energy−1.51%17106

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500740.86+0.24%
QQQNasdaq-100675.49−0.97%
IWMRussell 2000293.37+0.16%
DIADow 30526.89+1.08%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jul 28, 2026 close with Jul 27, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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