The stock market continues to trade with a modest loss, as eight of the
ten economic sectors are in negative territory. The two
best-performing sectors in yesterday's session -- financials (-1.9%) and consumer discretionary (-1.4%) -- are the main laggards this session.
Conversely, the two worst performing sectors yesterday -- energy (+0.9%) and materials (+2.0%) -- are providing leadership this session.
Crude oil prices are up 0.5% to $119.74 per barrel after dropping nearly 5% in the two previous sessions.