Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market has seen muted action on this Christmas Eve session, though the S&P 500 (+0.2%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.1%), and DJIA (+0.5%) have steadily ticked higher throughout the morning, which resulted in a fresh all-time high for the S&P 500. 

Participation is broad, with eight S&P 500 sectors trading higher. 

The defensive consumer staples (+0.6%), health care (+0.5%), and utilities (+0.2%) are among the top performers today after lagging in yesterday's action. 

Meanwhile, the financials sector (+0.5%) has seen a continuation of yesterday's strength in major banking names, with several trading at 52-week highs today. 

Mega-cap tech names, which underscored yesterday's index-level gains, are mixed today. The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF is up a modest 0.1%, with NVIDIA (NVDA 187.78, -1.43, -0.76%) and Alphabet (GOOG 314.73, -0.95, -0.30%) giving back some of yesterday's gains. Tesla (TSLA 481.08, -4.48, -0.92%) is a notable laggard.  

Outside of the S&P 500, the Russell 2000 (+0.2%) and S&P Mid Cap 400 (-0.2%) sit mixed.