Stock Market Update
15-May-26 15:00 ET
Major averages remain firmly lower amid quiet afternoon
Dow -471.59
at 49591.87,
Nasdaq -279.33
at 26355.89,
S&P -67.21
at 7434.03
[BRIEFING.COM] It has been a slow trudge through negative territory for stocks this afternoon, with the S&P 500 (-0.9%), Nasdaq Composite (-1.0%), and DJIA (-0.9%) little changed from their midday levels.
Crude oil futures settled today's session $4.33 higher (+4.3%) at $105.49 per barrel, which keeps the energy sector (+1.9%) firmly higher, while the other ten S&P 500 sectors trade lower.
Headlines are relatively muted this afternoon, and the major averages are currently mixed on a week-to-date basis.
