The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up by +0.51%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.15%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are up +0.45%.
Stock indices are climbing today, supported by weakness in crude oil prices, which is pushing bond yields lower. WTI crude oil is down more than -3% today, easing inflation expectations and knocking the 10-year T-note yield down by -5 bp to 4.65%. Crude prices tumbled today on a news report that the US would be returning diplomats to Middle East embassies, easing concerns about an escalation of the Iran war. Chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks are also moving higher today, rebounding from recent weakness. Short covering has emerged in chipmakers ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly earnings results after the close on Wednesday.
