Following the strong upward move seen over the course of the previous session, stocks are turning in a relatively lackluster performance during trading on Tuesday. While the Dow has shown a notable advance, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are showing more modest moves.
Currently, the major averages are on opposite sides of the unchanged line. The Nasdaq is down 35.03 points or 0.2 percent at 22,836.98, but the S&P 500 is up 19.66 points or 0.3 percent at 6,724.78 and the Dow is up 359.56 points or 0.8 percent at 46,807.83.
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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.