Health-care companies were flat, as investors treaded water ahead of developments on trade and earnings.
Shares in the volatile marijuana niche fell sharply, led by Canopy Growth, the largest cannabis company by market value, it reported quarterly revenue shy of the average analyst target. Rival Canadian cannabis producers Tilray and Cronos followed Canopy's lead, and popular exchange-traded fund ETFMG Alternative Harvest hit its lowest level since its 2015 launch.
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