Stocks moved mostly higher in early trading on Thursday and have seen some further upside over the course of the session. With the upward move, the major averages have partly offset the steep losses posted on Wednesday.
Currently, the major averages are off their best levels of the day but still firmly positive. The Dow is up 183.77 points or 0.5 percent at 34,542.27, the Nasdaq is up 147.02 points or 1.1 percent at 14,069.62 and the S&P 500 is up 36.02 points or 0.8 percent at 4,492.26.
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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.