Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as CPI inflation eases in November, Micron boosts tech
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-18 14:35

US stocks rose on Thursday, eyeing a recovery from Wall Street's tech-fueled sell-off, as investors digested the easing inflation pressures from the latest reading on consumer prices that could help set expectations for the path of interest rates. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way up with a gain of 1.5%, pushed north by a strong earnings report from Micron (MU) after AI trade worries spurred another bruising session for tech on Wednesday. Shares in the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the b ...