[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.12%) is in second place on Friday afternoon, up about 9 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents AppLovin (APP 620.81, -53.01, -7.87%), Carvana (CVNA 400.42, -21.60, -5.12%), and Gartner (IT 240.49, -11.79, -4.67%) dot the bottom of the standings despite a dearth of corporate news.
Meanwhile, SanDisk (SNDK 268.32, +30.94, +13.03%) tops the average as memory stocks jump to begin the year.