The S&P 500 index was trimming its earlier decline in midmorning trade Thursday. While tech stocks were still under sharp selling pressure, a boost to materials and financial stocks was helping to offset.

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The S&P 500 (SP500) has recently jumped up close to all-time trading highs, pushing several constituent stocks into overbought territory. Based on the relative strength index, a widely used technical indicator,

S&P 500 hit an all-time high, reaching just over 6,890 (indexes are measured in points and not dollars like stocks or ETFs). As of the opening bell on Dec. 8, the

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The S&P 500 is now higher for the day and is ticking toward record levels. The S&P 500 is up 0.1% to 6890.36. This might seem like a small gain, but it moves the index closer to a new closing high. The benchmark index's last record of 6890.

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The S&P 500 has fallen below yesterday's closing level, but look underneath the hood and things don't look too bad. The index, widely regarded as the best single gauge of large U.S. stocks, is down 0.