S&P 500 fell -0.9%, while the market added 0.2%.
Only Technology (-1.6%), Consumer Cyclical (-1.3%), and Industrials (-0.1%) closed lower. Basic Materials had the most gain of 1.3%. Financial ended 1.1% higher and Healthcare added 0.7%.
103 out of 150 (69%) largest-cap stocks closed higher. But only 42% of all NYSE stocks and 34% of all Nasdaq closed higher.
Pfizer (PFE) surged 4.2% to another all-time high.
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Novartis (NVS) spiked 5.6% to recover MA50.
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AT&T(T) spiked 7% from its 3-year low to take back MA20 due to Morgan Stanley’s upgrade.
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Verizon (VZ) spiked 4.4% to take back MA50.
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