Stocks have moved mostly higher in morning trading on Tuesday, extending the rally seen over the two previous sessions. With the continued advance, the Dow and the S&P 500 have reached their best intraday levels in over a month.
Currently, the major averages are just off their highs of the session. The Dow is up 200.81 points or 0.6 percent at 31,700.43, the Nasdaq is up 179.15 points or 1.6 percent at 11,131.76 and the S&P 500 is up 39.71 points or 1.1 percent at 3,837.05.
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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.