Stocks are seeing modest strength during trading on Monday, adding to the substantial gains posted last week. The major averages have all moved to the upside, with the Dow reaching its best intraday level in well over a month.
Currently, the major averages are hovering in positive territory. The Dow is up 56.07 points or 0.2 percent at 34,117.39, the Nasdaq is up 40.74 points or 0.3 percent at 13,519.02 and the S&P 500 is up 7.04 points or 0.2 percent at 4,365.38.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.