Stock Market Update
09-Aug-24 11:05 ET
Many stocks participate in upside moves
Dow +48.01
at 39494.50,
Nasdaq +50.49
at 16710.52,
S&P +17.28
at 5336.59
[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices are moving higher. The S&P 500 leads its peers with a 0.2% gain.
Many stocks participated in upside moves, leading eight of the 11 S&P 500 sectors to trade higher. The health care (+0.6%), information technology (+0.5%), and financials (+0.4%) sectors are among the top performers, comprising 56% of the index.
Elsewhere, small and mid cap stocks are underperforming. The Russell 2000 shows a 0.3% loss.
