The Dow Crosses 49,100. Why It’s Beating the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
Barrons·2026-01-06 02:53

The U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro didn't just dial up the geopolitical temperature; it also dialed up stock market gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 811 points, or 1.7%, in its return from the weekend break. The S&P 500 rallied 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.8%. The Dow set an intraday record of 49,195.36. Any close north of 48,731.16 would be a closing high. Leading the Dow were energy firms like Chevron and financials including Goldman Sachs and JPMor ...