[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market opened slightly lower this morning, with the S&P 500 currently down 0.2%.
Seven sectors currently trade in the green, led by the real estate sector (+0.5%)
The information technology sector (-0.8%) lags as major components such as NVIDIA (NVDA 162.96, -1.96, -1.2%), Apple (AAPL 207.90, -3.26, -1.5%), and Broadcom (AVGO 272.02, -2.36, -0.9%) all post early losses.
Early pressure in the tech sector has been exacerbated by weakness in its semiconductor stocks. The PHLX Semiconductor Index is down 1.8%