Stock Market Update
14-Aug-24 14:25 ET
Progressive, Morgan Stanley among top S&P 500 gainers in financials
Dow +201.63
at 39967.27,
Nasdaq -32.79
at 17154.82,
S&P +11.95
at 5446.38
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.22%) is comfortably in second place on Wednesday afternoon, up about 12 points.
Elsewhere, S&P 500 constituents Progressive (PGR 233.31, +10.98, +4.94%), Micron (MU 100.91, +3.47, +3.56%), and Morgan Stanley (MS 99.57, +2.86, +2.96%) pepper the top of the standings. PGR reported July operating metrics this morning, MU is today's top performer in the PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX 4920.22, -22.08, -0.45%) despite a largely lower group, while MS enjoys general strength in financials (+1.04%).
Meanwhile, Albemarle (ALB 72.76, -4.46, -5.78%) is today's top laggard, underperforming alongside general weakness in materials (-0.12%).
