Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages hold solid gains, a touch off of session highs just after midday. 

Improvements across mega-cap names played a pivotal role in this morning's turnaround, with the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF now holding a 0.9% gain. 

Like many recent sessions, Alphabet (GOOG 297.50, +7.52, +2.59%) is the top-performing "magnificent seven" stock, continuing to ride momentum after a solid Q3 earnings report and headlines of several notable firms increasing their position in the company. 

Alphabet is one of just two magnificent seven stocks that holds a month-to-date gain (+5.2%), the other being Apple (AAPL 270.67, +4.42, +1.66%), which is up 0.1% in November.