The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.62%.
US stocks today are mostly higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbing to 1-week highs. Stocks are seeing support today from positive corporate news. KeyCorp is up more than +13% after announcing Scotiabank entered an agreement to acquire a 14.9% pre-forma stake for a minority investment in KeyCorp. Also, Monday.com is up more than +8% after reporting Q2 adjusted EPS well above the consensus. Starbucks is up more than +3% after the Wall Street Journal reported that activist investor Starboard Value has taken a stake in the company.
