Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market opened lower this morning, with the S&P 500 currently down 0.4%.

Every sector opened in negative territory, though the consumer discretionary sector (+0.1%) now sports a slight gain, due in part to Amazon (AMZN 224.23, +1.97, +0.9%) recouping some of its losses from earlier this week.

The materials (-1.2%), financials (-0.9%), health care (-0.9%), and communication services (-0.8%) outpace the early decline in a market that faces some selling pressure amid tariff announcements with key U.S. trade partners.