After moving mostly higher early in the session, stocks have turned mixed over the course of the trading day on Thursday. While the S&P 500 has reached a new record intraday high, the tech-heavy Nasdaq has pulled back into negative territory.
Currently, the major averages continue to turn in a mixed performance. The Nasdaq is down 34.37 points or 0.2 percent at 14,469.58, but the Dow is up 73.44 points or 0.2 percent at 34,575.95 and the S&P 500 is up 10.29 points or 0.2 percent at 4,307.79.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.