Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.8%) and Nasdaq Composite (+1.3%) maintain their gains, while the DJIA returns to its flat line as seven S&P 500 sectors now trade lower. 

In stock-specific news, Papa John's (PZZA 45.81, +4.73, +11.51%) is nearing a deal to go private at $65.00 per share, according to ABC News UK. 

In Washington, President Trump said in a Truth Social post that air traffic controllers who did not take time off during the shutdown will receive a $10,000 bonus. The president urged controllers to get back to work now, and noted that those who do not will be "docked."

United Airlines (UAL 95.67, -1.76, -1.81%) and Delta Air Lines (DAL 58.12, -0.76, -1.29%) both trade lower today, contributing to weakness in the industrials (-0.4%) sector.