[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.46%) is firmly in second place on Tuesday afternoon, up about 35 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents CrowdStrike (CRWD 207.83, +19.92, +10.60%), Dell (DELL 454.10, +26.99, +6.32%), and Carvana (CVNA 69.30, +4.31, +6.63%) dot the top of the standings. CRWD rallies as IBM’s (IBM -24.3%) earnings warning highlighted rising enterprise cybersecurity concerns, boosting expectations for stronger security spending and demand for AI-powered cybersecurity platforms.
Meanwhile, GE HealthCare (GEHC 60.70, -4.61, -7.06%) is near the bottom of the average as weaker-than-expected surgical volumes reported by HCA Healthcare (HCA -7.4%) raised concerns that softer hospital procedure demand could pressure medical device sales and healthcare equipment spending.