[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages have steadily ticked upwards towards their best levels of the day, with support coming across multiple sectors.
Eight sectors trade in the green, a complete reversal from just several hours ago when all but the health care (+1.3%) and real estate (+0.9%) sectors were in negative territory.
These two defensive sectors still post the highest gains, but their leadership margin has been slimmed noticeably.
The information technology sector (+0.1%) now trades in the green after trailing this morning, though chip stocks are still underperforming and have the PHLX Semiconductor Index down 1.0%.