[BRIEFING.COM] The market moves mostly sideways at the index level.
Earnings news since yesterday's close has garnered mixed responses. D.R. Horton (DHI 163.10, -17.28, -9.6%), Ford (F 10.39, -0.98, -8.7%), and Pfizer (PFE 28.27, -0.59, -2.0%) are some of the names trading lower after reporting results. Dow component McDonald's (MCD 297.27, +0.48, +0.2%), V.F. Corp (VFC 21.44, +4.41, +25.9%), and Royal Caribbean (RCL 211.89, +8.37, +4.1%) are some of the earnings-related winners today.
Market participants are waiting on earnings news from Alphabet (GOOG 170.35, +2.01, +1.2%) after the close.