The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.15%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.12%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are up +0.20%.
Stock indices are posting modest gains today. The strength in chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks today is a supportive factor for the overall market. Stocks also found support after crude prices gave up a 2% overnight advance, knocking bond yields lower after Pakistan signaled the US and Iran were close to an arrangement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
