The S&P 500 added 0.6% on Monday, Jan. 6, led by a surge in semiconductor stocks as the first full week of the new year got underway.

The S&P 500 gained 0.55% to close at 5,975.38. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.24% to end at 19,864.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, losing 25.57 points, or 0.06%, to close at 42,706.56.

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday after last week’s losses as a report suggested that the incoming Trump administration could adopt a less aggressive tariff stance. Major stocks also rose as chip stocks in the US gained on Monday.

The S&P 500 (SPX) is soaring today as investors react to the latest earnings from technology component assembler Foxconn, which trades as Hon Hai Precision Industry (HNHPF) on the OTC. The company ...

Benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fell on Tuesday as yields on Treasury bills rose, dampening sentiments across the market. At the time of writing, the S&P 500 index was down 0.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.

U.S. stock markets rallied on Monday from last week's losses as semiconductor stocks surged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 280 points (0.7%), the S&P 500 rose nearly 1%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.5%.

Chip-related stocks are pacing the S&P 500 higher Monday as the artificial-intelligence trade gains further momentum. Two factors are driving the action. To start, Foxconn issued upbeat December metrics,

Chip stocks including Nvidia, Micron, and ASML surged on Monday after Foxconn reported record fourth quarter revenue, pointing to strong AI demand.

STORY: U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, thanks to a rally in chip stocks. But the Dow ended marginally lower. The S&P 500 gained more than half a percent and the Nasdaq rose about one-and-a-quarter percent.

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Investors rushed into the riskiest corners of the US stock market Monday giving last year’s laggards a big boost.

The S&P 500 added 0.6% on Monday, Jan. 6, led by a surge in semiconductor stocks as the first full week of the new year began. Teradyne shares pushed higher as Northland Securities analysts ...