[BRIEFING.COM] The Nasdaq Composite moved above its prior close over the last half hour. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are still slightly lower on the day.
Upside moves were powered by mega cap gains. The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is trading 0.3% higher near its high of the day.
Separately, commodity futures are trading mostly higher. WTI crude oil futures are up 0.2% to $78.38/bbl, copper futures are up 0.3% to $4.50/lb, and gold futures are up 1.33% to $2,348.80/ozt. Natural gas futures, meanwhile, trade down 1.8% to $2.91/mmbtu.