[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market remains under pressure, as buyers remain on the sidelines.  The Nasdaq composite is underperforming the S&P 500, largerly due to weakness in small-cap names.

The small-cap Russell 2000 Index is down 2.0% this session and the mid-cap S&P 400 is down 1.8%.  For comparision, the large-cap S&P 500 is down 0.9%.  However, both the Russell 2000 and S&P 400 are outperforming this year, with declines of 8.4% and 8.3% respectively, compared to the S&P 500's decline of 14.9%.