The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.31%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.21%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25) are up +0.22%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ25) are down -0.18%.
US stock indexes are mostly higher today, with the S&P 500 posting a 1-week high and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a new all-time high. Stocks are climbing in anticipation that the US government shutdown could end as soon as today, when the House is expected to vote on the continuing resolution (CR) that the Senate already passed on Monday. If approved, the bill goes to President Trump, who said he will sign it into law.
