U.S. markets closed mostly in green on Wednesday, with Nasdaq and S&P 500 closing at fresh record highs, supported by continued strength in technology stocks, while investors remained focused on the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. However, traders were cautious after a U.S. Labor Department report showed that producer prices rose much more than expected in April. The department said its Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.4% in April, following an upwardly revised 0.7% rise in March. Street had expected producer prices to rise by 0.5%. The sharper-than-expected monthly rise marked the biggest gain since March 2022, when producer prices had surged 1.7%. The report also showed that the annual rate of producer price growth accelerated to 6.0% in April from 4.3% in March, coming in well above street estimates for a 4.9% surge and marking the fastest growth since a 6.4% spike in December 2022.
Nasdaq gained 314.14 points or 1.2 percent to 26,402.344 and S&P 500 increased 43.29 points or 0.58 percent to 7,444.25, while Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 67.36 points or 0.14 percent to 49,693.20.
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