[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.6%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.6%), and DJIA (-0.7%) remain on track for a firmly lower finish as the market enters the final hour of the session.
Oil prices continued to move higher throughout the afternoon, with crude oil futures settling today's session $6.32 higher (+6.6%) at $102.3 per barrel. Crude oil is up roughly 11.5% week-to-date so far.