Stocks have moved mostly higher over the course of the trading day on Thursday, extending the rally seen late in the previous session. With the continued upward move, the Dow has once again reached a new record intraday high.
Currently, the Dow is just off its highs of the session, up 162.86 points or 0.4 percent at 37,253.10. The Nasdaq is up 61.73 points or 0.4 percent at 14,795.69 and the S&P 500 is up 25.58 points or 0.5 percent at 4,732.67.
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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.