[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.50%) is in second place on Monday afternoon, up about 112 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents First Solar (FSLR 238.29, +27.26, +12.92%), Vertiv (VRT 263.04, +21.47, +8.89%), and Axon (AXON 569.50, +41.74, +7.91%) dot the top of the standings. FSLR performs well today amid general strength in solar stocks, VRT recoups a portion of last week's losses, while AXON touched a 3-week high this afternoon.
Meanwhile, CF Industries (CF 119.20, -5.98, -4.78%) is one of today's worst-performing constituents ahead of earnings this week.