Wall Street’s main indexes climbed on Wednesday, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the day.
Read More Tech rally drives S&P 500, Nasdaq to record highs; Powell comments in focusTag: S&P 500
Wall St opens slightly lower ahead of data, Fed commentary
Wall Street opened a touch lower on Tuesday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record high levels in the last session, with focus on a crucial jobs report later this week.
Read More Wall St opens slightly lower ahead of data, Fed commentaryDow Hits 45K Before Falling as Wall Street Struggles Amid ‘Tech Stock Slump’
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new record high, topping 45,000 for the first time and making a run for its 47th record close, before falling on Wednesday afternoon.
Read More Dow Hits 45K Before Falling as Wall Street Struggles Amid ‘Tech Stock Slump’S&P 500, Dow touch over one-week highs after business activity data
The S&P 500 and the Dow touched over one-week highs after data showed a still robust economy, while small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap indexes.
Read More S&P 500, Dow touch over one-week highs after business activity dataNvidia’s options primed for $300-billion price swing after earnings
Options traders are primed for a nearly $300-billion swing in Nvidia’s market value following the chipmaker’s quarterly results on Wednesday.
Read More Nvidia’s options primed for $300-billion price swing after earningsWall St edges higher after inflation data keeps Fed rate-cut hopes intact
Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Wednesday after in-line consumer price inflation data kept the Federal Reserve on track to deliver another interest rate cut in December.
Read More Wall St edges higher after inflation data keeps Fed rate-cut hopes intact