Stocks have moved sharply higher during trading on Monday, regaining ground following the sell-off seen during last Friday's session. The major averages have all shown strong moves to the upside, although the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 remain well off last week's record highs.
The major averages have moved roughly sideways after an early surge, hovering near their best levels of the day. The Nasdaq is up 359.65 points or 1.6 percent at 22,564.08, the S&P 500 is up 79.87 points or 1.2 percent at 6,632.38 and the Dow is up 468.94 points or 1.0 percent at 45,948.54.
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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.