[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices are at or near session highs. The S&P 500 shows a 0.1% gain.
The weekly EIA Crude Oil Inventories showed a build of 6.17 million barrels following last week's draw of 3.34 million barrels. WTI crude oil futures are little changed from yesterday at $71.16/bbl.
The price action in oil has contributed to the soft showing in the S&P 500 energy sector (-0.2%), which shows a decline despite an improvement in many S&P 500 sectors.
The utilities (+0.5%), financial (+0.5%), and real estate (+0.3%) sectors lead the pack higher.