标普500连续三个交易日创新高，美国7月PPI超预期

Market Performance - On August 14, the three major U.S. stock indices showed mixed results, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.02%, the S&P 500 up 0.03% marking its third consecutive day of record highs, and the Nasdaq down 0.01% [1][3] - The S&P 500 closed at 6468.54 points, while the Dow closed at 44911.26 points and the Nasdaq at 21710.67 points [3] Economic Data - The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for July rose by 0.9% month-over-month, significantly exceeding the Dow Jones forecast of 0.2%, marking the largest monthly increase since June 2022 [8] - Year-over-year, the PPI increased by 3.3%, the highest since February of this year, notably above the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target [8] - Following the PPI report, market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in September were slightly reduced [8] Sector Performance - Major technology stocks mostly rose, with the Wind U.S. Technology Seven Giants Index increasing by 0.42% [5] - Individual stock performances included Amazon up over 2.8%, Google up 0.39%, Microsoft up 0.36%, and Meta up 0.26%, while Apple fell 0.24% and Tesla dropped over 1% [5][6] Commodity Market - In the commodities market, international precious metals futures generally declined, with COMEX gold futures down 0.76% to $3382.30 per ounce and COMEX silver futures down 1.47% to $38.04 per ounce [7] - The oil market saw an increase, with NYMEX light crude oil futures for September rising by $1.31 to $63.96 per barrel, a 2.09% increase, and October Brent crude oil futures up $1.21 to $66.84 per barrel, a 1.84% increase [7]