[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 continues to trade below its flat line with a 0.1% decline. For the week, it's still up 7.2%.
One last look at the S&P 500 sectors shows energy (-2.1%) down more than 2.0% but no other sector is down or up more than 1.0%. The financials sector is down 0.9% while the consumer staples sector outperforms with a 0.4% gain.
WTI crude futures settled sharply lower by 4.2%, or $1.61, to $37.14/bbl amid lingering concerns about a slower economic recovery.