U.S. stocks were again bouncing back to hover near session highs in the final hour of trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was rising over 100 points, or 0.2%, to trade at around 42,867 as of 3:10 p.

A strong jobs report on Friday added more fuel to a rally that has lifted the S&P 500 to within 2.4% of its all-time high.

Stocks have been trading sideways all day, but the Dow, especially, has been stuck in a narrow range. The blue-chip index was recently up 17 points, moving in and out of positive territory. It has traded as low as 42,

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You're not mistaken if it feels like a quiet day in the market as investors await word on U.S.-China trade talks and Wednesday's consumer-price index reading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 51 points,

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The Dow is trading near the highs, of what has so far been the quietest day since late-2023. With a high of 42,829.89 and low of 42,710.09, the intraday range has been just 119.80 points, or 0.28%, based on the current price.