The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.58%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25) are up +0.21%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25) are up +0.56%.
Stock indexes today are mostly higher, with the S&P 500 posting a 4-month high and the Nasdaq 100 posting a new all-time high. Stocks are awaiting the second day of testimony from Fed Chair Powell about the economy. Reduced geopolitical risks in the Middle East have boosted market sentiment and prompted a risk-on for asset markets as the ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding.
