The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.09%.
Stocks today are mostly higher, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a new record high after US November consumer prices came in right on expectations, bolstering the outlook for the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 bp at next week’s FOMC meeting. The chances of a Fed rate next week cut rose to 96% from 86% before the release of the Nov CPI report.
