[BRIEFING.COM] The market continues its sideways drift following the recovery effort off this morning's lows. The S&P 500 is at the top of today's trading range. Market participants may now just be waiting to hear what comes out of the 3:00 p.m. ET phone call between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.
There's no telling if they will get an answer before the close.
Following the close of today's trading, Clorox (CLX 159.95, +1.27, +0.8%), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI 205.62, -2.93, -1.4%), and Palantir Technologies (PLTR 83.50, +1.101, +1.2%) will be the featured earnings reporters.
Currently, the CBOE Volatility Index, which topped 20.00 earlier, is up 11.3% to 18.28.