[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.8%), Nasdaq Composite (-1.2%), and DJIA (-0.6%) are firmly lower across the board as the market enters the final hour of the session.
Semiconductor stocks have given back some of their intraday improvements that had the PHLX Semiconductor back near its flat line at midday, with the index now down 1.2%.
Meanwhile, strength in the broader market has continued to deteriorate, leaving just the energy sector (+1.1%) in positive territory. Crude oil futures today's session $2.69 higher (+3.4%) at $81.67 per barrel.