Stocks have moved mostly higher during trading on Monday, with the major averages all moving to the upside after ending last Friday's choppy trading session narrowly mixed. With the upward move, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 have reached new record intraday highs.
Currently, the major averages are just off their best levels of the day. The Nasdaq is up 155.23 points or 0.7 percent at 21,050.89, the S&P 500 is up 32.32 points or 0.5 percent at 6,329.11 and the Dow is up 142.69 points or 0.3 percent at 44,484.88.
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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.