Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The indices continue to operate with a mixed disposition that belies some underlying weakness in today's market that is evident in the advance-decline line. However, when NVIDIA (NVDA 153.88, +5.98, +4.04%), with a $3.6 trillion market cap, trades up 4.0%, that has a way of overcoming a lot of losses seen elsewhere.

NVIDIA's move has helped prop up the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which is up 0.7% today and an astounding 28.4% this quarter.

Notably, the CBOE Volatility Index is down 3.6% to 16.86; meanwhile, the high-beta factor is outperforming the low-volatility factor in today's session.

The real estate (-1.8%), utilities (-1.2%), consumer staples (-1.2%), and consumer discretionary (-1.2%) sectors are today's biggest losers.