[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.49%) is in second place on Tuesday afternoon, up about 114 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Sandisk (SNDK 1,892.09, +125.45, +7.10%), Mettler-Toledo (MTD 1,503.70, +73.26, +5.12%), and Genuine Parts (GPC 130.71, +4.26, +3.37%) pepper the top of the standings. SNDK rises after Rosenblatt started coverage on the stock at Buy, tgt $2,400 (~35% upside), while MTD and GPC are benefiting from broader strength in industrial and auto-related stocks amid easing oil prices and firmer growth sentiment.
Meanwhile, Gen Digital (GEN 26.92, -2.23, -7.65%) is lower despite a dearth of corporate news.