Stock Market Update
16-Aug-24 14:30 ET
Bath & Body Works, Dexcom rally in S&P 500 into the weekend
Dow +119.11
at 40682.17,
Nasdaq +45.38
at 17639.87,
S&P +12.48
at 5555.70
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.23%) is in last place on Friday afternoon, up now about 12 points.
Elsewhere, S&P 500 constituents Bath & Body Works (BBWI 33.84, +0.93, +2.83%), Dexcom (DXCM 74.51, +2.15, +2.97%), and Take-Two (TTWO 150.27, +3.89, +2.66%) dot the top of the standings. Apparel and luxury goods stocks are higher today, buoying BBWI and select peers, while DXCM and TTWO are the beneficiaries of rising tides lifting all boats.
Meanwhile, GE Vernova (GEV 183.96, -4.86, -2.57%) is near the bottom of the average, cooling from yesterday's all-time highs.
