[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages all sit flat after the first hour of the session.
The information technology sector (+0.3%) remains higher, though mixed performances across mega-cap names put some pressure on other sectors.
Tesla (TSLA 478.24, -7.16, -1.47%) is an early laggard, sending the consumer discretionary sector (-0.4%) to the bottom of the leaderboard.
Meanwhile, the materials sector (+0.5%) takes the top spot on the leaderboard as metals prices continue to surge, sending Freeport-McMoRan (FCX 53.53, +1.61, +3.10%) higher.