[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.1%) heads towards its flatline for the day, while the Nasdaq Composite (+0.2%) maintains a modest gain, and the DJIA (-0.1%) slips into negative territory.
The energy sector (-1.1%) is the top laggard today, despite a $0.47 increase in oil prices to $69.68 per barrel.
Shares of Exxon Mobil (XOM 111.81, -1.07, -1.0%) are down today, with the stock now approaching its 200-day moving average of 111.18.