[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages remain little changed from previous levels as the market enters the final hour of the session.
Gold settled today's session $36.10 higher (+0.8%) at $4,505.40 per ozt, moving past the $4,500 mark and setting another record high. The materials sector (+0.2%) holds a modest gain amid another strong session for gold and other metals, with the mining stock Freeport-McMoRan (FCX 51.88, +1.24, +2.44%) once again at the top of the sector's leaderboard.