The major US stock indices are closing the day near the highs, as the clock ticks closer to the CPI data on Thursday.

The final numbers are showing:

  • Dow is closing up 186.45 points or 0.56% at 33704.11
  • S&P is closing up 27.16 points or 0.70% at 3919.26
  • Nasdaq is closing up 106.99 points or 1.01% at 10742.64
  • Russell 2000 is closing up 26.74 points or 1.49% at 1822.65

The highs for the day peaked at:

  • Dow +2808.88
  • S&P +27.73
  • Nasdaq +108.02

Looking at the 11 sectors of the S&P today, 10 rose while 1 declined.

The biggest sector gainers were:

  • Communication Services, +1.30%
  • Consumer discretionary 1.26%
  • Materials 1.03%
  • Healthcare +0.83%

The only declining sector was Consumer Staples at -0.16%