Session brief · Friday, August 28, 2026 close
Stocks edged lower. 2,960 fell, 1,690 rose — and communication services bucked the tape.
6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Communication Services led at +1.39%; Materials lagged at -1.01%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Elastic (ESTC), up 19.3% in technology.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.03% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.35%.
Market breadth
4,783 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,690 advancing (35.3%)133 unchanged▼ 2,960 declining (61.9%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +1.39% | 58 | 55 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.82% | 232 | 290 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.64% | 70 | 35 |
| Energy | +0.52% | 55 | 64 |
| Financials | +0.07% | 327 | 339 |
| Industrials | −0.28% | 137 | 256 |
| Real Estate | −0.46% | 81 | 128 |
| Technology | −0.50% | 186 | 394 |
| Utilities | −0.74% | 27 | 85 |
| Healthcare | −0.90% | 180 | 617 |
| Materials | −1.01% | 70 | 166 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 28, 2026 close with Aug 27, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.