Stock Market Update

02-Mar-26 11:05 ET
Defense stocks outperforming
Dow -189.76 at 48787.05, Nasdaq -53.72 at 22614.51, S&P -24.18 at 6856.69

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.4%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%), and DJIA (-0.5%) remain modestly lower this morning. 

The industrial sector (+0.3%) is one of just three S&P 500 sectors to hold a gain this morning. Aerospace and defense names such as Axon (AXON 571.57, +29.17, +5.38%), Northrop Grumman (NOC 755.46, +31.08, +4.29%), and RTX (RTX 210.81, +8.19, +4.04%) are among the outperformers, sending the iShares DJ Aerospace ETF 2.6% higher. 

Meanwhile, airline names such as United Airlines (UAL 102.43, -3.87, -3.64%) and Delta Air Lines (DAL 63.95, -1.75, -2.66%) are among the laggards as the conflict in Iran stalls global travel. 

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