S&P 500 closes higher on first trading day of 2026 as chip stocks offer small boost to the market

U.S. Markets Ended Friday Mixed As Sandisk Led, AppLovin Lagged

Stock indexes in the U.S. closed mixed Friday with the gaining 0.66%. Meanwhile, the added 0.19%, and the fell 0.03%.

Stock Market Today: Dow and S&P 500 close higher to start 2026; Tech-heavy Nasdaq slips

The U.S. equities market ended mostly higher Friday, with small-cap stocks beating the S&P 500 index as Big Tech struggled.

Nasdaq 100 Futures Rally in Lively Start to 2026: Markets Wrap

US stocks edged higher on Friday, as investors started 2026 on cautious footing following a year of strong equity performance while keeping an eye on rising Treasury yields.

Dow closes higher on first day of 2026, still no Santa Claus rally

The Dow ended higher on Friday, starting 2026 by snapping a four-day losing streak, but gains in chip makers Nvidia and Intel could not hoist Wall Street's other indexes into solidly positive territory.

S&P 500 snaps losing streak, buoyed by chip stocks

The AI trade was back on as traders dove headlong into a “new year, same AI-fueled rally” thesis....

Stock Market Live January 2, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Set for Higher Highs

Live Updates This “End of Year” Trading Opportunity Exploded Again 16 hours ago Since early November, we mentioned Planet Fitness (PLNT) as a New Year’s Resolution trade. As we noted at the time, “As millions of us do, we promise next year will be different. Around this time of year, about 90% of us, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, make a resolution to lose weight, diet, and exercise more. All as millions of us begin to worry abou…