[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.3%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%), and DJIA (-0.5%) are off their worst levels of the session, modestly lower just after midday.
Electrical utility names such as NRG Energy (NRG 117.00, +5.16, +4.61%) are moving higher today, keeping the utilities sector (+0.2%) in positive territory alongside the industrials (+0.4%) and information technology (+0.2%) sectors.