Session brief · Wednesday, September 23, 2026 close

Stocks slipped. 3,756 fell, 1,227 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

10 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +1.11%; Real Estate lagged at -1.50%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Greenland Energy (GLND), up 15.9% in energy.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.71% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -1.84%.

Written from 5,120 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,120 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,227 advancing (24.0%)137 unchanged▼ 3,756 declining (73.4%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+1.11%6955
Communication Services−0.25%2698
Consumer Staples−0.43%2487
Industrials−0.50%123287
Financials−0.59%149608
Consumer Discretionary−0.89%152391
Materials−1.07%49203
Utilities−1.13%2195
Healthcare−1.18%126703
Technology−1.28%226393
Real Estate−1.50%28196

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500767.81−0.72%
QQQNasdaq-100741.21−0.84%
IWMRussell 2000281.92−1.84%
DIADow 30514.30−0.71%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 23, 2026 close with Sep 22, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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