Stock Market Update
11-Sep-24 14:30 ET
First Solar leads S&P 500 on debate read-through, Conagra slips as markets rotate back into tech
Dow -133.89
at 40603.07,
Nasdaq +189.86
at 17215.72,
S&P +13.43
at 5508.95
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.24%) is once more in second place among the major averages, up near session highs while consolidating gains from the prior half hour.
Elsewhere, S&P 500 constituents First Solar (FSLR 234.63, +26.41, +12.68%), AES Corp. (AES 17.58, +1.14, +6.93%), and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH 18.64, +0.87, +4.90%) pepper the top of the standings. FSLR and fellow solar stocks show a liking to last night's presidential debate, AES is getting a boost from Jefferies launching coverage at a Buy, and NCLH caught a tgt bump at Mizuho alongside modest strength in cons. discretionary (+0.18%) stocks.
Meanwhile, Illinois-based food processing firm Conagra (CAG 31.29, -1.50, -4.57%) is one of today's worst laggards, underperforming as the market rotates back into tech stocks today; S&P 500 consumer staples (-1.25%) lead today's losses.
