[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices remain near intraday highs. The S&P 500 is trading up 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite is trading 0.1% higher. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading flat.
More S&P 500 sectors trade higher now compared to earlier in the session. The industrial sector (+0.6%) pushed to the top of the pack, followed by consumer staples (+0.6%), information technology (+0.5%), consumer discretionary (+0.5%), and energy (+0.2%).
The rate-sensitive real estate (-0.9%) and utilities (-0.6%) sectors remain in last place in the lineup.