US stocks advanced with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting record closing highs as AI-linked tech and chip stocks powered gains despite hotter inflation data. Producer prices surged, reinforcing expectations of prolonged Fed tightening. Markets also tracked Trump-Xi talks and rising geopolitical risks, while Morgan Stanley lifted its S&P target.

US stocks advanced with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting record closing highs as AI-linked tech and chip stocks powered gains despite hotter inflation data. Producer prices surged,…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 67.36 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 49,693.2. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.