U.S. stocks rose modestly at the start of trade Wednesday, as investors took in fresh developments, including an important reading of inflation, and updates from Europe’s central bank and minutes from the Fed.
How are the benchmarks faring?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.15% briefly turned negative, but was up 17 points, or less than 0.1%, at 26,162 and the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.06% gained 5 points to 2,883, a gain of about 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.26% meanwhile, climbed 19 points, or 0.2%, at 7,928.
