[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.27%) is in second place on Thursday afternoon, up about 18 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents ServiceNow (NOW 931.71, +43.73, +4.92%), Trade Desk (TTD 54.90, +2.25, +4.27%), and Agilent (A 123.08, +4.39, +3.70%) pepper the top of the standings. Agilent advances as investors welcomed its Q3 revenue beat, strong FY25 revenue guidance, and broad-based growth across all segments and regions, signaling sustained momentum and operational excellence.
Meanwhile, Brown-Forman (BF.B 28.93, -1.52, -4.99%) is one of today's worst performers as Q1 EPS missed last year's level and the company cut FY26 organic net sales guidance, citing macroeconomic uncertainty, potential tariffs, and weaker non-branded barrel sales despite a slight revenue beat.