The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.17%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25) are up +0.12%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25) are up +0.17%.
Stocks are slightly higher today, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indexes posting new record highs. Growing confidence in the US economic outlook is supporting equities, and upbeat corporate earnings results are boosting risk-on sentiment in asset markets. Today’s economic news showed that US June housing starts and building permits climbed more than expected, a positive factor for economic growth.
