Session brief · Thursday, July 30, 2026 close

Stocks rallied. 2,595 rose, 2,117 fell — but consumer staples lagged.

6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +3.41%; Consumer Staples lagged at -1.92%.

The biggest liquid gainer was PN Smart Energy Limited (PN), up 120.8%.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +3.30% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +1.18%.

Written from 4,822 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,822 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,595 advancing (53.8%)110 unchanged▼ 2,117 declining (43.9%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+3.41%342247
Materials+1.86%16177
Consumer Discretionary+0.86%222306
Financials+0.74%331350
Industrials+0.73%202192
Energy+0.68%8237
Utilities−0.47%4963
Healthcare−0.73%552245
Real Estate−1.12%64152
Communication Services−1.80%4374
Consumer Staples−1.92%3275

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500741.69+1.68%
QQQNasdaq-100683.55+3.30%
IWMRussell 2000292.59+1.39%
DIADow 30521.51+1.18%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Jul 30, 2026 close with Jul 29, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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