Stock market today: Dow crosses 49,000, S&P 500 jumps to new high in record-setting start to year
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-07 05:02

US stocks rose to fresh records on Tuesday as investors continued to weigh US moves on Venezuela and braced for a flurry of fresh data this week to shed light on the health of the economy. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) added 0.6%, closing at a record high, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also rose 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) climbed 1% to close above 49,000 for the first time as the blue-chip index notched a back-to-back record. Investors assessed Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD's (AMD) comp ...