After trending higher over the past several sessions, stocks are turning in a lackluster performance during trading on Wednesday. The major averages have spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line.
Currently, the major averages are narrowly mixed. While the Nasdaq is down 19.50 points or 0.1 percent at 13,620.36, the S&P 500 is up 2.43 points or 0.1 percent at 4,380.81 and the Dow is up 30.95 points or 0.1 percent at 34,183.55.
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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.