[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.58%) is in second place on Monday afternoon, just below HoDs.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 125.02, +5.81, +4.87%), Amentum Holdings (AMTM 19.86, +0.69, +3.60%), and Humana (HUM 255.57, +8.47, +3.43%) pepper the top of the standings despite a dearth of corporate news.
Meanwhile, Carnival (CCL 25.61, -1.19, -4.44%) is today's worst laggard, giving back most of Friday's rally despite analyst target increases from Stifel, Citi, and Barclays.