[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.2%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.3%), and DJIA (+0.2%) are back in modestly positive territory as the market enters the final hour of the session.
Crude oil futures settled today's session $0.22 higher (+0.3%) at $79.62 per barrel amid a relatively quiet day of headlines surrounding the U.S. and Iran. The energy sector (-1.3%) is sharply lower but remains the best-performing S&P 500 sector this week after Monday's surge.