Trading day is at its midpoint and markets are up so far

• Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF gains 0.62% as the top gainer; currently at $46.08
• Top laggard iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF giving up 1 cents, or 0.04%, so far this session
• European markets are in session with varied performances.

The trading session is well on its way, markets are up including news that Nasdaq up 0.91%, trading at 13,225. S&P 500 goes up 0.52%, trading at 4,289.61.

European markets are currently mixed so far this session. Asia-Pacific markets have struggled to gain ground and are now trading lower midway through the session.

3Rd quarter earnings season is mostly over, with The Toro Company & Vail Resorts, Inc. releasing their earnings reports just this week.

On a negative note, the market received some disappointing news as United States Initial Jobless Claims published today at 12:30 UTC came out at 261,000, falling short of the 235,000 projections and continuing its decline from the previous 233,000 figure. Highly important Crude Oil Inventories data from United States beat analyst expectations of 1 million with a reading of -451,000.

Today's rise takes place amid mixed market indicators — United States Cushing Crude Oil Inventories released yesterday at 14:30 UTC with a figure of 1.72 million, while the previous figure was 1.63 million.

While indices are generally bullish today, some individual assets stood out as Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF trades at $46.08 having gained 0.62%. IShares MBS ETF (up 0.553%) is also performing well.

Risk-on sentiment couldn't save iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF from giving up 1 cents, or 0.04%, so far this session – currently trading at $25.35.

IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF | Currently steady around $25.35

It's been more of the same this session on the back of a month of flat trade, Today's session so far looks to be heading in a similar way — iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF trades at $25.35, after ending yesterday at $25.36.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | +0.62% in mid-session

Tentatively higher from an earlier low of $45.82, Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF is up to $46.08 today, adding 28.5 cents, or 0.62%, to yesterday's closing price of $45.79.