US stock market today: The benchmark indices on Wall Street — Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq opened on a mixed note as investors focused on the US CPI inflation data, which aligned with the broader market expectations.

According to a recent Reuters report citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the US consumer prices increased in December 2025, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 0.3% in the period.

The poll from the agency showed that the economists were expecting the CPI to rise 0.3%, marking the rise in line with the market expectations.

At 9:30 a.m. (IST) opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.05% to 49,616.95 points. The S&P 500 opened flat at 6,977.41​ points, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.01% to open at 23,735.122 points.

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