[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.79%) is once more in second place on Thursday afternoon, up just shy of 100 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Hasbro (HAS 60.94, +8.25, +15.66%), Microchip (MCHP 46.91, +4.98, +11.88%), and ResMed (RMD 238.05, +23.61, +11.01%) pepper the top of the standings. HAS and RMD advance following earnings, while MCHP's gains are tied to the announcement of the release of the MCPF1412, a highly efficient and integrated 12A power module.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee-based fintech firm Fiserv (FI 178.43, -38.67, -17.81%) is underperforming following earnings/guidance.