[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.6%), Nasdaq Composite (+1.2%), and DJIA (flat) remain on track for a mostly higher finish as the market enters the final hour of the session.
Five S&P 500 sectors are lower on the day, with the energy sector (-2.3%) at the bottom of the standings today amid pronounced weakness in refiner names and lower oil prices. Crude oil futures settled today's session $1.89 lower (-1.9%) at $99.87 per barrel.
Bloomberg reports that United Nations nuclear inspectors have not detected any efforts by Iran to rebuild its nuclear facilities, amid a relatively quiet week for U.S.-Iran headlines.