The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.73%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.35%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25) are up by +0.71%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH25) are up by +1.29%.
Stock indexes today are trading higher, led by gains in US metals makers and mining stocks after President Trump imposed a 25% tariff on US steel and aluminum imports. The tariff increases also boosted gold prices to a record high and copper prices to a 4-month high. Lower T-note yields today are driving chip stocks higher.
