Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.1%) and Nasdaq Composite (-0.1%) hold slight losses, while the DJIA sits on its flatline. 

A modest gain in the industrials sector (+0.3%) is enough to make it the best-performing S&P 500 sector at this juncture. A strong showing from Dayforce (DAY 66.70, +13.82, +26.13%) contributes to the advance, as shares surged in the pre-market following a report from Bloomberg that Thomas Bravo was engaged in advanced discussions to acquire the company.

Meanwhile, the energy sector (-0.2%) has substantially narrowed its loss for the day as crude oil prices have reversed, now up $0.29 at $62.27 per barrel, an increase of 0.5%.