
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.15%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25) are up +0.14%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH25) are up +0.18%.
Stocks today are slightly higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting 1-week highs. Chip stocks are climbing today after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the main chipmaker to Apple and Nvidia, set its capital expenditure target well ahead of estimates and fueled hopes of resilient spending on artificial intelligence.