After Early, PPI-Driven Rally, Stocks Little Changed at Midday

Today's benign Producer Price Index gave this market exactly what it was looking for: a great reason to continue rallying and put its money back to work.

Last week's employment data provided a healthy kick of optimism, but Wall Street was waiting for today's numbers to confirm this sentiment. All major indices bucked up at the open, but had fallen back by midsession and were now only a bit higher.

Major Indices INDEX CHANGE % VALUE Dow -5.92 -0.06% 10,662.80 S&P 500 -1.05 -0.07% 1460.62 Nasdaq 34.40 -0.90% 3859.96 Russell 2000 5.54 +1.08% 520.10 TSC Internet 19.40 +2.12% 946.00 NOTE CHANGE PRICE YIELD 10-Year Treasury 1/32 102 22/32 6.336%

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