Stock Market Update
23-Mar-26 14:30 ET
S&P 500 Gains 1.5% as Packaging Stocks Rally; Centene Lags
Dow +782.88
at 46359.24,
Nasdaq +339.05
at 21986.67,
S&P +95.38
at 6603.85
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.47%) is in last place, up 95 points this afternoon.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Albemarle (ALB 168.33, +11.63, +7.42%), Carvana (CVNA 303.37+22.09, +7.85%), and Smurfit Westrock plc (SW 38.61, +2.40, +6.63%) dot the top of the standings. SW is among other packaging stock higher today including IP +6.12%, GPK +4.21%, GEF +3.99%, and SON +2.47%.
Meanwhile, Centene (CNC 32.72, -1.68, -4.88%) is today's worst laggard on general weakness in healthcare plan stocks.
