Dow Jumps To Highest Closing Level In A Month, Nasdaq Edges Slightly Higher

Dow Jumps To Highest Closing Level In A Month, Nasdaq Edges Slightly Higher

Stocks extended Wednesday's slump in early trading on Thursday but showed a considerable turnaround over the course of the session. The major averages all moved to the upside as the day progressed, with the Dow jumping to its best closing level in a month.

Dow Jumps 556, Nasdaq Adds 20, S&P 500 Rises 25

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes muscled higher Thursday, led by companies delivering bigger profits. They pulled closer to their records even as stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry kept swinging on worries about how much longer their boom will last. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after erasing an early-morning loss and pulled closer to its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 556 points, or 1.1%, while the Na…

Dow ends sharply higher, S&P 500 and Nasdaq stage comebacks as bond yields fall

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S&P 500 Erases Opening Drop as 10-Year Yield Falls, Health Care Jumps 2.6%

New York, October 15, 2026, 12:53 (ET) The S&P 500 erased its opening loss by early Thursday afternoon. It was up about 0.1% at 12:15 p.m. ET, while the Dow gained 406 points. The recovery broadened beyond megacaps. A liquid small-cap proxy rose 0.7%, and seven in 10 S&P 500 members advanced, according to the…

Why Are US Stock Market Up Today? Dow Jones Surges 600 Points, Nasdaq Down 1.40%, S&P 500 Edges Higher as Oil Surge, Treasury Yields Falls & Fed Rate Hike Outlook — Check What Investors Should Know

US stocks rise as the Dow jumps 1.10% and the S&P 500 gains 0.15%, while investors assess Fed rate expectations and technology sector trends.