Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.2%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.1%), and DJIA (-0.6%) are little changed from previous levels as the market enters the final hour of trading. 

Sector strength has slightly improved, with the communication services (+0.6%), information technology (+0.3%), energy (+0.2%), and consumer discretionary (+0.1%) sectors holding on to modest gains, though breadth figures still reflect a day with stronger selling interest.

Decliners outpace advancers by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on the NYSE and Nasdaq.

The energy sector (+0.2%) benefits from crude oil futures settling today's session $1.11 higher (+1.7%) at $64.78 per barrel.