[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.49%) is in first place on Friday afternoon, up about 30 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents VeriSign (VRSN 305.52, +18.85, +6.58%), LyondellBasell (LYB 63.57, +2.87, +4.73%), and Axon (AXON 740.51, +31.25, +4.41%) pepper the top of the standings. VRSN makes all-time highs today following last night's earnings beat.
Meanwhile, Charter Comm (CHTR 311.71, -68.29, -17.97%) makes 52-week lows following this morning's earnings miss.