[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.07%) is in second place on Tuesday afternoon, down less than 5 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Emerson (EMR 128.31, -7.35, -5.42%), Grainger (GWW 977.89, -34.73, -3.43%), and Prudential (PRU 102.19, -3.26, -3.09%) pepper the bottom of the standings. PRU falls after Wolfe Research started coverage on the name with a Peer Perform.
Meanwhile, APA Corp. (APA 24.95, +2.04, +8.90%) is today's top gainer, helped along by rising crude oil futures.