After showing a lack of direction early in the session, stocks continue to turn in a lackluster performance in mid-day trading on Thursday. The major averages have spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line.
Currently, the major averages are all little changed. While the Nasdaq is up 7.54 points or 0.1 percent at 14,639.50, the Dow is down 51.97 points or 0.2 percent at 34,746.03 and the S&P 500 is down 3.98 points or 0.1 percent at 4,354.71.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.