Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] Things are little changed at the index level over the last half hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down nearly 1,000 points, showing a 2.3% decline.

Apple (AAPL 223.23, +4.87, +2.2%) is a rare exception in an otherwise down market following its quarterly report that featured better than expected earnings and revenue. 

Declining issues outpace advancing issues by a 6-to-1 margin at both the NYSE and at the Nasdaq. The equal-weighted S&P 500 and the market-cap weighted S&P 500 are each down 2.6%.