U.S. stocks are broadly lower a little past noon on Monday in cautious trade as investors continue to react to the recently released earnings updates and await the Federal Reserve's policy announcement, due later this week.
The major averages are all down in negative territory, with the Dow slightly outperforming the Nasdaq and the S&P 500.
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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.