U.S. stocks are turning in a mixed performance in early afternoon trades on Tuesday with investors largely making cautious moves as they look ahead to the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve's April monetary policy meeting for clues about monetary tightening.
Activity is mostly stock specific with earnings reports and other corporate news providing some direction.
Technology stocks are finding support and the tech-laden Nasdaq is up 63.96 points or 0.48 percent at 13,443.00. The Dow is sliding 98.24 or 0.29 percent at 34,229.55, while the S&P 500 is down 4.40 points or 0.1 percent at 4,158.89.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.