[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.12%) is now in first place, up about 7 points as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.05%) sinks back into the red.
Elsewhere, S&P 500 constituents Corning (GLW 44.81, +1.76, +4.09%), Incyte (INCY 60.53, +2.36, +4.06%), and Principal Fincl (PFG 80.95, +2.49, +3.17%) pepper the top of today's standings. GLW and PFG move higher owing to analyst upgrades.
Meanwhile, Albemarle (ALB 91.61, -7.54, -7.60%) is today's top laggard, catching some analyst target cuts this morning while also being the subject of a Barron's piece which highlighted slacking lithium prices.