[BRIEFING.COM] The equity market remains in a lateral flow. The S&P 500 sports a 0.2% decline and the Dow Jones Industrial Average trades up 0.3%.
Market breadth turned positive after reflecting mixed action in recent trading. Advancers lead decliners by a 2-to-1 margin at the NYSE and by an 11-to-10 margin at the Nasdaq.
Separately, oil prices turned slightly lower.