Session brief · Wednesday, September 2, 2026 close
Stocks rose. 3,022 rose, 1,622 fell — but real estate lagged.
10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +1.73%; Real Estate lagged at -0.52%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Montauk Renewables (MNTK), up 21.0% in utilities.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.18% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.23%.
Market breadth
4,773 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 3,022 advancing (63.3%)129 unchanged▼ 1,622 declining (34.0%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +1.73% | 94 | 22 |
| Materials | +1.13% | 181 | 55 |
| Financials | +0.88% | 537 | 138 |
| Healthcare | +0.79% | 554 | 249 |
| Industrials | +0.70% | 233 | 157 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.58% | 61 | 47 |
| Energy | +0.42% | 73 | 45 |
| Technology | +0.25% | 315 | 254 |
| Utilities | +0.11% | 53 | 58 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.04% | 337 | 182 |
| Real Estate | −0.52% | 109 | 100 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 2, 2026 close with Sep 1, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.