Session brief · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 close

Stocks rallied. 3,309 rose, 1,692 fell — but energy lagged.

9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Healthcare led at +3.39%; Energy lagged at -4.78%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Cricut (CRCT), up 48.7% in technology.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +3.10% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.97%.

Written from 5,120 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,120 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 3,309 advancing (64.6%)119 unchanged▼ 1,692 declining (33.0%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Healthcare+3.39%580252
Financials+3.25%622128
Communication Services+3.25%8736
Real Estate+3.12%19824
Consumer Discretionary+3.05%417124
Consumer Staples+2.82%8625
Materials+1.44%149100
Industrials+1.35%226176
Technology+0.98%317301
Utilities−0.63%6652
Energy−4.78%13111

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500766.81+1.65%
QQQNasdaq-100691.95+0.97%
IWMRussell 2000284.02+1.51%
DIADow 30533.11+3.10%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Nov 4, 2026 close with Nov 3, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.