The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.55%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.81%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25) are up +0.42%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH25) are up +0.60%.
Stocks today are moderately higher after a report from Bloomberg said President-elect Trump’s economic team is considering a gradual ramp-up in trade tariffs in a strategy to avert a spike in inflation. Stocks extended their gains today after US Dec producer prices rose less than expected, reducing inflation concerns and lowering T-note yields.
