S&P 500 to end 2023 up 17% but little gains seen between now and year end: Reuters pollh S. stocks will eke out only marginal gains between now and year end, according to strategists in a Reuters poll on Wednesday, who said inflation and higher interest rates were among the biggest risks for the market. The benchmark S&P 500 index (.SPX) was forecast to end the year at 4,496, about 2.2% above Monday's close of 4,399.77 and up about 17% from end 2022, according to the median forecast of 41 strategists in an Aug. 9-22 Reuters poll. The latest prediction was higher than the 4,150 year-end target in a May poll. Some expect optimism over artificial intelligence that has driven a sharp rally in technology stocks this year to support further market gains, while they said a cooldown in the