Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.60%) is in last place on Thursday afternoon, but up a decent 41 points, to allow the average back into positive territory (+0.02%) on the week.

Briefly, S&P 500 constituents SanDisk (SNDK 416.74, +28.93, +7.46%), Vistra Corp. (VST 181.95, +12.98, +7.68%), and Amphenol (APH 154.92, +8.17, +5.57%) dot the top of the standings. SNDK was initiated with a Sector Perform, tgt $400 at RBC Capital this morning, while APH rises as investors view the ADC India open offer as a low-risk, value-accretive move that tightens control over a fast-growing emerging-market asset with minimal balance-sheet impact.

Meanwhile, Robinhood Markets (HOOD 114.37, -5.30, -4.43%) slides hard as losses in crypto pressures the stock.