Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices remain near session highs.

Many names that report earnings this afternoon or Thursday morning are lower in today's consolidation trade. Kinder Morgan (KMI 30.95, -0.27, -0.9%), Steel Dynamics (STLD 123.38, -1.31, -1.1%), American Airlines (AAL 18.54, -0.09, -0.5%), Union Pacific (UNP 236.54, -0.19, -0.1%), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX 39.30, -0.98, -2.5%), Alaska Air (ALK 67.42, -1.45, -2.1%), and Northern Trust (NTRS 107.30, -0.44, -0.4%) are standouts in that respect. 

Elevance Health (ELV 391.46, +2.24, +0.6%), GE Aerospace (GE 188.46, +0.90, +0.5%), Alcoa (AA 38.95, +0.33, +0.9%), and Discover Financial (DFS 197.63, +8.37, +4.4%) are going against the downside grain, moving up ahead of their earnings reports.