After moving to the downside early in the session, stocks have regained ground over the course of the trading day on Thursday. The major averages have climbed well off their lows of the session and are now lingering near the unchanged line.
Currently, the major averages are narrowly mixed. While the S&P 500 is up 7.20 points or 0.1 percent at 7,145.10, the Dow is down 16.06 points or less than a tenth of a percent at 49,473.97 and the Nasdaq is down 12.12 points or 0.1 percent at 24,645.45.
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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.