Stocks moved sharply higher in early trading on Tuesday but have given back ground over the course of the session. The major averages have pulled back well off their highs of the session, with the Dow briefly dipping below the unchanged line.
Currently, the major averages are all in positive territory. The Dow is up 81.20 points or 0.2 percent at 34,086.24, the S&P 500 is up 24.57 points or 0.6 percent at 4,015.13 and the Nasdaq is up 101.16 points or 0.9 percent at 11,244.89.
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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.