[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.2%), Nasdaq Composite (flat), and DJIA (+0.1%) are now defending their flatlines with an hour left in this week's action.
The afternoon has progressed in a relatively quiet fashion. Strength remains broad, but some lingering softness across mega-cap names prevents further gains at the index level. The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF is down 0.2%, which weighs heavily on the market-weighted S&P 500 (+0.2%).
Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index (+1.2%) is sharply higher amid broad strength.