[BRIEFING.COM] As the market enters the final half hour of trading, the S&P 500 (+0.3%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.5%), and DJIA (+0.3%) have now all captured record highs today.
Meanwhile, smaller cap names have given back some of yesterday's gains, with the Russell 2000 and S&P Mid Cap 400 both down 0.7%.
A CDC panel has ended universal recommendation for COVID-19 vaccines, with CDC advisors voting to recommend COVID vaccine for people 6 months and older only after a consultation with a healthcare provider. Pharmacies will be considered healthcare providers. So far the announcement has not yet had a noticeable impact on vaccine stocks or the broader health care sector (+0.1%).