Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The DJIA (+0.2%) eclipsed its record high level from last Friday, a feat that the S&P 500 (+0.4%) and Nasdaq Composite (+0.7%) managed earlier in the session. 

The top-weighted information technology sector (+1.7%) continues to drive today's growth, with the thinly traded utilities sector (+1.0%) the only other S&P 500 sector with a gain wider than 0.5%.

Meanwhile, the communication services sector (-1.0%) faces the widest loss, as Alphabet (GOOG 252.21, -3.03, -1.19%) and Meta Platforms (META 768.88, -8.98, -1.15%) both trade lower today.

Breadth figures have improved throughout today's session, with decliners outpacing advancers by just a few dozen names on the NYSE, while advancers hold a roughly 6-to-5 advantage on the Nasdaq.