The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.06%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25) are down -0.06%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM25) are up +0.11%.
Stock indexes today are mixed. Stocks opened lower today on mixed signals from China and varied corporate earnings results. On a positive note, Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government is considering suspending the 125% tariff on some US imports, including medical equipment and industrial chemicals like ethane. However, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun reiterated that China isn’t in negotiations with the US over tariffs and that the US “should not mislead the public.”
