Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.5%) and Nasdaq Composite (+0.8%) maintain their early gains, while the DJIA (+0.4%) has also moved more confidently above its baseline. 

The top-weighted information technology sector (+1.3%) continues to outperform, with the industrials sector (+0.6%) solidifying its advance today as well. 

Boeing (BA 201.83, +15.37, +8.24%) is the top-performing S&P 500 name today, trading higher after headlines that the company was awarded a $104 million Navy contract after the close yesterday. At a conference today, the company stated it expects low single-digit growth in free cash flow in FY26. The company said it expects deliveries to be up for both its 737 and 787 models and still expects to achieve a $10 billion framework.