Stock Market Update
20-Oct-25 10:30 ET
Major averages hold steady gains, consumer staples sector lags ahead of earnings
Dow +303.75
at 46494.15,
Nasdaq +286.12
at 22966.12,
S&P +59.05
at 6723.05
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.8%), Nasdaq Composite (+1.0%), and DJIA (+0.6%) have traded in a stable range since the open.
Semiconductor names such as Super Micro Computer (SMCI 55.58, +3.40, +6.52%) and onsemi (ON 55.21, +2.68, +5.10%) continue to hold some of the widest gains in the S&P 500 as the information technology sector (+1.2%) holds the widest gain so far.
Elsewhere, Moderna (MRNA 27.58, +1.57, +6.03%) trades higher after highlighting seasonal flu and H5 pandemic flu vaccine candidates at IDWeek 2025.
Meanwhile, the consumer staples sector (-0.2%) trades slightly lower as about half of its components hold modest losses. Several household names in the sector, including Coca-Cola (KO 68.05, -0.39, -0.57%) and Philip Morris International (PM 157.88, -0.18, -0.12%), are set to report earnings before the open tomorrow.
