Stocks continue to slog along through negative territory. The
respective positions of the three major indices have improved, though.
At their lows, the Dow was down 1.0%, the Nasdaq was down 1.7%, and the
S&P 500 was down 1.0%.
Weakness is most distinguishable in utilities and materials, both down 1.8%. Every component of the Dow Jones Utility Average is now in the red. Weakness in materials is focused around Monsanto (-3.72) and Freeport-McMoRan (-4.50).