Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages are little changed from previous levels. 

Losses continue to widen in the consumer staples sector (-1.4%) as a majority of its components trade lower. With losses across the board and no real negative outliers, the move suggests some consolidation across one of the best-performing S&P 500 sectors so far in 2026. 

Even with today's weakness, the sector is still up 12.5% for the year, making it the third-best-performing S&P 500 sector. 

Only the energy (+0.7% today, +20.1% year-to-date) and materials (+0.9% today, +13.4% year-to-date) hold wider gains in 2026.