The Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq indexes started higher today thanks to strong expectations from Amazon.com and Intel, which led to a lift in the stocks of the declining giant companies, while investors were also relieved by data that showed inflation rising, much in line with expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average started down 1.90 points, or 0.01 percent, to 32,782.40 points, according to .
The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 15.70 points, or 0.38 percent, to 4,152.93 points, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 123.08 points, or 0.98 percent, to 12,718.69 points.
