Stocks have moved mostly higher during trading on Tuesday, with the major averages all moving to the upside after ending yesterday's choppy trading session moderately lower. With the upward move, the tech-heavy Nasdaq has reached a new record intraday high.
Currently, the major averages are just off their highs of the session. The Dow is up 478.79 points or 1.1 percent at 44,453.88, the Nasdaq is up 159.46 points or 0.8 percent at 21,544.87 and the S&P 500 is up 47.64 points or 0.8 percent at 6,421.09.
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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.