Stocks have moved mostly higher during trading on Wednesday, adding to the gains posted in the previous session. With the upward move, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 have reached their best intraday levels in almost a month.
In recent trading, the major averages have reached new highs for the session. The Dow is up 172.99 points or 0.5 percent at 33,877.09, the Nasdaq is up 134.38 points or 1.3 percent at 10,877.01 and the S&P 500 is up 33.00 points or 0.8 percent at 3,952.25.
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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.