United States · Business news · Markets · 06 Oct 2026
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On Tuesday October 6 the S&P 500 rose 0.58% to 7,818.93, a record close, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.45% to 27,599.79, its second record in a row. The Dow gained 253 points to 51,521.28, while the small-cap Russell 2000 fell 0.59%. Nvidia and AMD touched new highs. Constellation Energy rose about 13% after its nuclear power agreement with Google, Marvell gained about 8% on a higher revenue target, and Novavax fell about 9%. The 10-year Treasury yield eased to 5.27%.
The advance was narrow: the report notes only about 25% of S&P 500 companies were trading above their 50-day average, and smaller companies fell on the day. Index gains are coming from AI chipmakers and from power producers that sell electricity to data centres, while a 10-year yield near 5.3% and a 30-year yield of 5.64% keep borrowing costs high for rate-sensitive groups such as small caps, property and utilities without AI contracts. Third-quarter earnings season starts next week.
Reported by Yahoo Finance — “Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs as Nvidia, AMD lead tech higher” ↗ on 06 Oct 2026.
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