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US stocks moved slightly higher Monday, entering the new trading week with midterm elections a day away and inflation figures on tap that will shape the path of the Federal Reserve's rate policy in its final meeting in December.
Wall Street's major indexes were looking to build on sharp gains made on Friday following the hotter-than-expected October jobs report, but those indexes also snapped weekly win streaks.
Apple was in focus, losing ground early after the company said COVID restrictions in China were slowing the production of its iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models.
Here's where US indexes stood shortly after the 9:30 a.m. opening bell on Monday:
Investors this week will be closely monitoring the Congressional midterm elections on Tuesday and the October consumer price inflation report on Thursday.
The "midterm election results should offer investors at least a temporary diversion from interest rate worries. Also, the projected decline in year-over-year CPI growth to 7.9% from 8.2% in September, and the 9.1% peak in June, may allow investors to breathe a sigh of relief and resume the October rally. In other words, if the CPI should drop, stocks may pop," Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA, wrote in a note.
Stovall and other market analysts told Insider that the S&P 500 looks to be in a position to log gains in the 12 months after the mid-terms, which it has done since World War II.
Here's what else is happening today:
In commodities, bonds, and crypto: