Dow nears 50,000 as Nvidia CES remarks ignite SanDisk, Micron surge and lift Wall Street
NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 15:16 EST U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, lifting the Dow to a fresh record as chip and healthcare shares led gains. At about 2:30 p.m. ET, the Dow was up 1.02% at 49,476.54, while the S&P 500 gained 0.62% to 6,944.55 and the Nasdaq rose 0.61% to 23,537.96. SanDisk jumped 23% and Moderna climbed 10%; Argent Capital portfolio manager Jed Ellerbroek said he expects “a very strong earnings season for Big Tech” and higher capex, short for capital spending. Reuters The rally kept the S&P 500 within range of the record it set in late