Stock Market Update
17-Oct-24 11:00 ET
Commodity futures trade up, boosting energy sector
Dow +78.45
at 43156.15,
Nasdaq +39.09
at 18406.17,
S&P +5.52
at 5847.99
[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices sit near their worst levels of the session, sporting slim gains.
A short time ago, the weekly Natural Gas Inventories showed a build of 76 bcf versus last week's build of 82 bcf. Natural gas futures are 0.1% higher at $2.37/mmbtu.
WTI crude oil futures are 0.7% higher at $70.95/bbl. This price action has helped the S&P 500 energy sector, which trades 0.2% higher.
