US EditionStocks Soar as S&P 500 and Dow Hit Record Highs Amid Economic Optimism
Nvidia's 56% revenue surge boosted AI stocks, helping S&P 500 and Dow reach record closes amid strong economic data and high odds of Federal Reserve rate cuts.
- On Thursday, the S&P 500 index climbed 0.32% to 6,501.86 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.16% to 45,636.90, marking record closes as investors reacted to Nvidia's strong AI-related spending report.
- Nvidia reported second-quarter revenue growth of 56%, but its forecast excludes potential China sales of H20 chips, and its $54b guidance slightly exceeds $53.1b expectations amid data-centre revenue concerns.
- Technology and AI names rallied as Snowflake surged 20% after raising its fiscal-2026 forecast, while Alphabet, Amazon, Broadcom, and Micron Technology also gained and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted dozens of new highs.
- Traders are now pricing in more than an 80% chance of an interest-rate cut next month as the Commerce Department revised Q2 GDP growth to an annualised 3.3%, bolstering risk appetite.
- Analysts reacted by raising 12-month price targets for Nvidia, citing extraordinary Blackwell GPU demand and AI spending projections to 2030, though China exclusions temper near-term enthusiasm.
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