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Dow Jumps, S&P, NASDAQ at New Highs Ahead of Fed Decision

Stocks jumped on Wednesday after inflation slowed in May, sending yields tumbling before the Federal Reserve’s June interest rate decision.

The Dow Jones Industrials restocked 101.69 points to move into noon hour at 38,849.11.

The S&P 500 index popped 60.07 points, or 1.1%, to 5,435.39, a fresh record.

The NASDAQ leaped 302.45 points, or 1.7%, to 17,645.99, also a new high.

Nvidia, Broadcom and other technology shares also gained as the cooler inflation figures renewed investors’ risk appetites.

Shares of Oracle jumped 15% as traders fixated on the software maker’s newly announced cloud deals with Google and OpenAI, overlooking misses in the company’s latest quarter.

The consumer price index was unchanged for the month of May, lower than the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.1% monthly increase. Year over year, the inflation yardstick increased 3.3%, which also came in below expectations and represented a slowing from the prior 3.4% pace.

Monthly and yearly numbers for core CPI, which excludes the volatile prices associated with energy and food, were also lower than anticipated.

Prices for the 10-year Treasury hiked, lowering yields to 4.27% from Tuesday’s 4.40%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Oil prices inched up 28 cents to $78.18 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices were brighter $24.30 to $2,350.70

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