Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.1%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.1%), and DJIA (-0.2%) sit near session lows in what has been a sluggish session so far. 

After opening to nearly even sector strength, only the information technology (+0.6%) and materials (+0.4%) sectors remain in positive territory. 

Decliners now outpace advancers by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on the NYSE and a slimmer 10-to-9 clip on the Nasdaq. 

The health care sector (-0.7%) is experiencing modest profit-taking today after rallying earlier in the week on news of the Trump administration's planned direct-to-consumer drug website launch and its agreement with Pfizer (PFE 26.78, -0.43, -1.58%). Even with today's pullback, the sector is still up 5.1% week-to-date, the best among the eleven S&P 500 sectors.