[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.30%) is in "first" place on Friday afternoon, down just 145 points with more aggressive losses being had elsewhere.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Caterpillar (CAT 613.05, -12.56, -2.01%), NVIDIA (NVDA 177.38, -3.55, -1.96%), and Goldman Sachs (GS 897.40, -13.63, -1.50%) are underperforming.
Meanwhile, Boeing (BA 205.24, +4.53, +2.26%) is atop the standings.
The DJIA is poised to end the week +1.26% higher.
Also, at the top of the hour, Baker Hughes (BKR 46.85, -0.61, -1.29%) announced a weekly U.S. rotary rig count of 548, -1 w/w and -41 yr/yr.