After ending the previous session slightly lower, the major U.S. stock indexes have moved in opposite directions during trading on Wednesday.
While the Dow has shown a notable move back to the upside, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is extending the modest pullback seen over the course of Tuesday's session.
Currently, the Dow is up 280.79 points or 0.6 percent at 46,038.69, but the S&P 500 is down 8.10 points or 0.1 percent at 6,598.66 and the Nasdaq is down 119.66 points or 0.5 percent at 22,214.30.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.