Session brief · Friday, November 6, 2026 close

Stocks edged higher. 2,742 rose, 2,259 fell — but consumer staples lagged.

6 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.70%; Consumer Staples lagged at -1.16%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Gogo (GOGO), up 71.5% in communication services.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.40% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -0.40%.

Written from 5,125 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,125 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,742 advancing (53.5%)124 unchanged▼ 2,259 declining (44.1%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+1.70%390226
Healthcare+0.35%570263
Materials+0.27%149101
Industrials+0.21%218190
Energy+0.16%7744
Consumer Discretionary+0.04%214331
Utilities−0.28%6155
Real Estate−0.50%71151
Financials−0.51%353397
Communication Services−0.89%7055
Consumer Staples−1.16%4171

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500735.29+0.31%
QQQNasdaq-100656.10+1.40%
IWMRussell 2000273.67+0.99%
DIADow 30512.22−0.40%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Nov 6, 2026 close with Nov 5, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.