Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages continue to steadily tick higher, with today's gains moving the DJIA (+0.6%) back above its unchanged level for November. 

The Dow slightly outperforms the S&P 500 (+0.3%) and Nasdaq Composite (+0.3%), with Microsoft (MSFT 491.22, +5.72, +1.18%) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM 312.42, +4.78, +1.55%) among the top performers. 

Strength across major banking names has the financials sector (+0.9%) sitting with a solid early gain, while Coinbase Global (COIN 277.63, +12.66, +4.78%) is the top performer in the sector as bitcoin climbs back above $90,000.