Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The market saw some improvement in recent trading. The S&P 500 moved into positive territory, trading two points higher, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (). extended its gain.

NIKE (NKE 80.61, +4.11, +5.4%) is the top performing DJIA component after being upgraded by Jefferies to Buy from Hold. Travelers (TRV 248.47, +8.44, +3.5%), Merck (MRK 91.39, +1.88, +2.1%), and Verizon (VZ 43.52, +0.76, +1.8%) are the next best performers. 

Meanwhile, Salesforce (CRM 308.81, -0.99, -0.3%), which reports earnings after Wednesday's close, and Home Depot (HD 383.61, -1.69, -0.4%), which reports earnings before Tuesday's open, are among the Dow components trading lower thus far.