Early Update

11:17 a.m. ET Economic data since the open: Consumer confidence jumped to 117.0 in July (consensus 111.5) from a revised 110.1 in June (from 109.7). The averages a about as close to flat as you get, except some modest strength in NASDAQ due to mega-caps and Semis. SP-500 +0.15%, Dow 0 % (Transports +0.05%), NASDAQ-100…