US EditionUS Stocks Soar; Dow Tops 50,000
Nvidia and chipmakers surged on AI data center investment hopes while the Dow added 2.5% for the week, outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, Reuters reported.
- On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000, rising 1,206 points to 50,115.67 as the U.S. stock market rebounded after losses.
- Expectations of heavy AI spending by cloud giants drove chip rallies, with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy saying late Thursday it expects to spend about $200 billion this year.
- Nvidia led chip gains, jumping 7.8%, with Advanced Micro Devices surging 8.3% and Broadcom climbing 7.1%, while the PHLX semiconductor index closed up 5.7% on Friday.
- For the week, the Dow added 2.5% while the S&P 500 lost 0.1% and the Nasdaq slid 1.9%, reflecting investor diversification away from high-flying tech stocks.
- Analysts highlight rising enterprise cloud demand, with Synergy Research Group reporting $419 billion spent in 2025 and a $29 billion quarterly increase, while Ross Mayfield said `This trade has been volatile, and there have been selloffs at times, but I think there's enough evidence that there's real demand for AI products, real promise with what they can do, and a necessity of a lot of spending to get there.
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