[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.32%) is in second place on Thursday afternoon, up about 20 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents West Pharm (WST 274.03, +46.72, +20.55%), United Rentals (URI 872.14, +68.89, +8.58%), and NASDAQ (NDAQ 94.67, +6.39, +7.24%) pepper the top of the standings after releasing corporate earnings.
Meanwhile, Tennessee-based auto part manufacturer LKQ (LKQ 30.72, -7.89, -20.44%) is underperforming after missing on Q2 earnings and guiding down.