The S&P 500 rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, closing up 0.25% at 6,716.09, as Wall Street continued to build on momentum from Monday’s rebound.
Stocks eased from their highs after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the U.S. no longer needed NATO allies’ help in the Middle East — a comment that briefly lifted oil prices and took the edge off the rally. Futures are pointing higher early Wednesday.
The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is decisively bullish heading into Wednesday’s open. The “S&P 500 Opens Up or Down on March 18?” market sits at 85% “Up,” 15% “Down,” with $12,887 in early traded volume, in one of the most convincing leans this market has seen in weeks.
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