Following the mixed performance seen in the previous session, the major U.S. stock indexes have moved to the upside during trading on Tuesday. With the upward move, the major averages have reached their best intraday levels in a month.
Currently, the major averages are hovering near their best levels of the day. The Dow is up 127.95 points or 0.4 percent at 35,386.56, the Nasdaq is up 55.96 points or 0.4 percent at 15,077.77 and the S&P 500 is up 21.28 points or 0.5 percent at 4,507.74.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.