The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.33%.
US stocks today are mildly higher, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 2-1/2 week high. Positive corporate news is lifting stocks today, with Target up more than +15% after reporting better-than-expected Q2 adjusted EPS and boosting its full-year adjusted EPS estimate. Also, Keysight Technologies is up more than +11% after reporting stronger-than-expected Q3 adjusted EPS and forecasting Q4 adjusted EPS above consensus. M&A activity also supported stocks today after JT Group agreed to buy Vector Group for about $2.4 billion, and Consol Energy agreed to buy Arch Resources for $2.3 billion.
