Stocks Gain as Traders Await New Catalysts: Markets Wrap

  • S&P 500 higher as markets wrestle with pricing and inflation
  • Treasuries rise and dollar erases gains after Fed updates

WATCH: Mitul Kotecha, chief emerging-market Asia and Europe strategist at TD Securities, says sentiment for dollar is 'extremely weak.'

Source: Bloomberg
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U.S. equities rose on Wednesday as the tussle between economic optimism and inflation concern continued to play out in markets.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 faded from early gains as traders awaited fresh catalysts in economic data, including the U.S. jobs report due later this week. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., a favorite among retail traders, rallied. Tesla Inc. fell following a reported loss in electric-vehicle market share. And energy stocks were among the best performing after WTI crude futures gained.