[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.53%) is in second place on Monday afternoon, up about 100 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Western Digital (WDC 152.02, +12.83, +9.22%), Tyson Foods (TSN 57.28, +3.61, +6.73%), and Coinbase Global (COIN 255.88, +15.47, +6.43%) pepper the top of the standings. TSN's advance reflects investor optimism that closing underperforming beef plants and consolidating production will cut costs, boost margins, and improve long-term profitability, while COIN rallies due in part to strength in crypto to open the week.
Meanwhile, Copart (CPRT 39.07, -1.66, -4.08%) is today's worst laggard despite a dearth of corporate news.