[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices have moved mostly sideways through the afternoon trade. The S&P 500 trades about 35 points lower than Friday's close.
Market is negative, but margin have narrowed compared to earlier in the session. Shortly after the open, decliners had a 3-to-1 lead over advancers at both the NYSE and at the Nasdaq. Now, decliners lead advancers by a roughly 3-to-2 margin at the NYSE and at the Nasdaq.
The equal-weight S&P 500 traded as low as 1.8% today, but trades down 0.9% now.