Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.4%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.4%), and DJIA (+0.5%) close in on solid week-to-date gains with their modest advance today. 

The health care sector (-0.7%) is the only blemish in an otherwise positive day. Even with today's underperformance, the health care sector is up 9.0% for the month versus a flat showing from the S&P 500. The sector has gained 12.7% so far in Q4, outpacing the S&P 500's 2.3% quarter-to-date gain by a wide margin.

Eli Lilly (LLY 1073.08, -31.26, -2.83%) is the worst performer across S&P 500 names, with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 205.63, -1.93, -0.93%) also dipping from recent record levels.