[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.40%) is in second place on Monday afternoon, up about 80 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 114.37, +7.93, +7.45%), United Airlines (UAL 79.04, +4.17, +5.57%), and Deckers Outdoor (DECK 123.05, +5.19, +4.40%) pepper the top of the standings. AMD rises on some vague boutique analyst comments, while UAL and DECK enjoy market-mirroring gains after being beaten down over the last month.
Meanwhile, Hormel Foods (HRL 29.12, -0.86, -2.87%) is today's top laggard, pressured as the consumer staples sector (XLP 79.12, +0.20, +0.26%) underperforms the market.