After an early move to the downside, stocks have shown a notable turnaround over the course of morning trading on Thursday. The major averages have climbed well off their lows of the session and into positive territory.
The major averages have seen further upside in recent trading, reaching new highs for the session. The Dow is up 113.16 points or 0.4 percent at 31,694.44, the Nasdaq is up 45.79 points or 0.4 percent at 11,837.69 and the S&P 500 is up 15.42 points or 0.4 percent at 3,995.29.
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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.