Stock Market Today: Stocks mixed as rate cut bets put growth in focus
Stocks are trading near record highs Wednesday, but the key driver of rate cuts is weighing on risk sentiment.
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U.S. stocks were jumbled together early Wednesday trading, while the dollar slipped against its global peers, as investors adjusted to a new reality of lower rates of interest in key markets around the arena that can test risk sentiment over the drawing near months.
Updated at 9:34 AM EDT
Mixed open
The S&P five hundred become marked four points, or 0.08% higher within the opening minutes of trading, with the Nasdaq slipping 2 points, or 0.01%.
The Dow, meanwhile, become marked 50 points higher while the mid-cap Russell 2000 edged 1 point lower from last night's close.
S&P five hundred Opening Bell Heatmap (Sept. 25, 2024)$SPY +0.05%
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