Stock Market Update
12-Aug-26 13:30 ET
Nvidia, Caterpillar Lead Dow Gainers as Index Struggles to Hold Flat
Dow +3.38
at 53795.23,
Nasdaq +170.46
at 26636.93,
S&P +22.49
at 7750.69
[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.01%) is up less than 4 points, falling to third place among the major averages this afternoon.
A look inside the DJIA shows that NVIDIA (NVDA 223.96, +6.46, +2.97%), Caterpillar (CAT 865.96, +22.59, +2.68%), and Walmart (WMT 115.53, +2.27, +2.00%) hold some of the better gains today.
Meanwhile, Home Depot (HD 344.22, -10.26, -2.89%) is underperforming.
The DJIA is now -0.45% lower week-to-date.
Elsewhere, the 10-yr note auction saw the high yield of 4.683% pretty much stopping on the screws with the 4.682% when-issued yield. This was a decent auction with good dollar demand, evidenced by a 2.53 bid-to-cover ratio that exceeded the prior 12-auction average. There was solid demand from foreign buyers as well. The market's reaction to the auction results has been relatively muted. The front end continues to lead the back end of the curve in today's trading.
