U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 450 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 1.02% to 45,957.00 while the NASDAQ rose 0.38% to 21,969.16. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.51% to 6,565.62.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Materials shares jumped by 1.1% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, communication services stocks fell by 0.1%.
Top Headline
In August 2025, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% from a year earlier, matching expectations but marking the highest level since January.
On a monthly basis, inflation accelerated to 0.4% from July’s 0.2%, overshooting forecasts for a 0.3% increase. Excluding volatile food and energy categories, core CPI held steady at 3.1% year-over-year …