Stock Market Update
23-Jul-24 12:05 ET
Energy sector lags
Dow +101.82
at 40517.26,
Nasdaq +66.01
at 18073.58,
S&P +13.64
at 5578.05
[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices have maintained a positive bias over the last half hour.
Oil prices continue to sink after recent declines. WTI crude oil futures are down 2.7% to $76.58/bbl. This price action has contributed to the selling in the S&P 500 energy sector (-1.5%). Natural gas futures are also trading lower by 2.1% to $2.24/mmbtu.
The only other sector trading lower is utilities (-0.1%).
