S&P 500 is up 0.50% at 7,431.46, with the VIX down 9.10% to 17.68, indicating a risk-on sentiment.
Materials and Consumer Staples are outperforming with gains of 1.77% and 0.89%, respectively, while Communications is the sole decliner, down 1.01%.
The 10Y Yield is up 0.54% to 4.49, and the US Dollar Index is slightly higher at 99.81, up 0.04%.
JPM leads the financial sector with a 2.30% gain, while TSLA rises 1.86%, and AAPL and AMZN decline 1.58% and 1.55%, respectively.
MSFT and META are being monitored after declines of 0.51% and 1.02%, respectively, as their movements may impact the broader tech sector.