According to Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage report for the week ending March 21, hedge funds' net selling of U.S. stocks reached its highest level in seven weeks, with short-selling exceeding long buying. From an industry perspective, eight out of eleven U.S. industries were net sellers, led by industrials, non-essential consumer goods, information technology, healthcare and real estate. Meanwhile, finance, energy and materials were the only three sectors that saw net buying.