[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.1%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%), and DJIA (+0.2%) now sit mostly lower as the market enters the final hour of the session.
The information technology sector (-0.3%) has come under pressure this afternoon after spending most of the day with a modest gain. Weakness across chipmaker names sends the PHLX Semiconductor Index 0.5% lower.
Elsewhere in the sector, Microsoft (MSFT 415.14, +1.54, +0.37%) has seen the bulk of its earlier gain eroded.
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF is now down 0.2%.