Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.2%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%), and DJIA (+1.3%) continue to steadily chart session highs as the market enters the final hour of the session. 

The information technology sector (-0.5%) still weighs on the market, though it is substantially improved from earlier lows that saw the sector hold a loss wider than 2.0%. 

Several of the sector's largest components, including Apple (AAPL 277.89, -0.89, -0.32%) and NVIDIA (NVDA 180.66, -3.12, -1.70%), have shed nearly half of their earlier losses. Oracle (ORCL 201.55, -21.46, -9.62%) has clawed back roughly a third of its early loss, though it remains the worst-performing S&P 500 name. 

Elsewhere, Fair Isaac (FICO 1825.12, +72.88, +4.16%) holds the widest gain in the sector, with Adobe (ADBE 355.02, +11.89, +3.47%) also adding support after a solid earnings report. 

As previously noted, the DJIA notched a record intraday high earlier in the session. The S&P 500 currently trades above its all-time closing high level from late October (6,890.89).