[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.68%) is in second place on Friday afternoon, up about 48 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Newmont Corporation (NEM 119.89, +8.83, +7.95%), Constellation Energy (CEG 312.10, +19.33, +6.60%), and Edwards Lifesciences (EW 83.92, +4.20, +5.27%) dot the top of the standings. NEM and EW advance following earnings, while CEG rises after Evercore ISI resumed coverage on the name at Outperform, tgt $380 (~29% upside).
Meanwhile, Charter Comm (CHTR 182.71, -59.07, -24.43%) shares lost nearly a fourth of their value on Friday after reporting EPS below expectations and continued broadband subscriber losses, with weaker-than-expected Internet and video customer trends outweighing modest revenue and mobile growth gains.