US Stock market today ended higher as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all posted modest gains amid upbeat earnings reports and a surprise jump in retail sales. Investors are cautiously optimistic despite political tension as President Trump continues pressuring Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rate cuts.

The Dow Jones index wavered Tuesday after the CPI inflation report. Nvidia stock surged on AI chip sales to China.

McDonald's ( MCD 0.45%) had the unfortunate distinction of posting the Dow Jones Industrial Average's worst stock performance in June. The shares dropped 6.9% during the month.

US stock market rises as Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly on Wednesday, gaining 88 points (0.3%) as investors reacted to better-than-expected bank earnings from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley,

S mall caps and blue chips lagged a generally down market Friday as the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were responsible for most of the selling. Meanwhile the Nasdaq and S&P 500 tried to limit losses as Nvidia NVDA and Palantir PLTR continued to attract buyers on the stock market today.

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A2. TSMC's stock that trades in the United States rose 3.4 per cent. Other stocks involved in AI also climbed, and a 1 per cent gain for Nvidia was one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500.

The Nasdaq composite inched fractionally higher in Tuesday's session. The S&P 500 shed less than 0.1%. Small caps led the market, with the Russell 2000 index climbing nearly 0.7%. The Russell recouped about half of Monday's drop of nearly 1.6%.