Stock Market Today: Stocks higher on rate cut bets, Dow aims for 40,000
Futures contracts tied to the S&P 500, which is now up 3.54% for the month, suggest an early 22-point gain while the Dow is called 145 points higher. The tech-focused Nasdaq, which is up 4.4% for the month, is likely to get another upside boost from falling Treasury yields and is called 95 pints higher.