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US Stock Market Today After Hours: Why the Dow Reclaimed 50,000 as AI Stocks Drove Wall Street Higher

US Stock Market Today After Hours: Why the Dow Reclaimed 50,000 as AI Stocks Drove Wall Street Higher

Late Thursday, U.S. stocks hovered close to record levels. The artificial-intelligence surge had already sent the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new closing highs, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed 50,000. In after-hours action, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Invesco QQQ Trust, and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF all kept their session gains—a signal that momentum stuck around past the bell.
Dow Jones Today: Dow Closes Back Above 50,000 as Cisco’s AI Rally Reshapes the Market After the Bell

Dow Jones Today: Dow Closes Back Above 50,000 as Cisco’s AI Rally Reshapes the Market After the Bell

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session above 50,000 once again on Thursday, boosted by Cisco’s strong performance and a surge across technology shares. The index climbed 329.85 points, or 0.66%, ending at 50,023.05. The S&P 500 advanced 0.64% to 7,492.33, and the Nasdaq Composite moved up 0.77% to close at 26,604.97.
The AI Memory ETF That Beat Bitcoin Mania Just Hit $6.5 Billion in 36 Days

The AI Memory ETF That Beat Bitcoin Mania Just Hit $6.5 Billion in 36 Days

Roundhill Investments’ Memory ETF, trading under the ticker DRAM, has ballooned to $6.5 billion in assets under management just 36 days post-launch—a blistering pace that highlights heavy demand for exposure to memory chip makers in the AI hardware boom. On this day, shares changed hands at $52.44 in New York, slipping roughly 4.8% after an earlier surge.
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as Jobs Report and AI Chip Rally Power Sixth Weekly Win

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as Jobs Report and AI Chip Rally Power Sixth Weekly Win

Friday saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch fresh records, lifted by a robust U.S. jobs print and continued momentum in AI chip names. The S&P 500 ended the session up 0.84% at 7,398.93. The Nasdaq surged 1.71% to 26,247.08. Not much movement for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which finished at 49,609.16, according to Reuters.
Dow Jones Today: Blue-Chip Index Barely Rises as AI Rally Sends Nasdaq, S&P 500 to Records

Dow Jones Today: Blue-Chip Index Barely Rises as AI Rally Sends Nasdaq, S&P 500 to Records

The Dow Jones Industrial Average barely budged Friday, eking out a 0.02% gain to close at 49,609.16. Blue chips found some footing after a solid U.S. jobs report, but tech stocks dominated the action. The S&P 500 climbed 0.84% to 7,398.93, while the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.71% to 26,247.08.
US Stock Market Today After the Bell: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as AI Rally Runs Past Oil Risks

US Stock Market Today After the Bell: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as AI Rally Runs Past Oil Risks

Shares tied to artificial intelligence chips surged, helping push the S&P 500 up 0.83% to 7,397.72 and lifting the Nasdaq by 1.54% to a new high at 26,202.53 on Friday. Both indexes locked in fresh records, even as oil prices climbed again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, managed just a 0.04% gain, finishing at 49,618.14. A stronger-than-expected jobs report added momentum.
Wall Street’s New AI Chip Bet Just Took In $1 Billion In One Day

Wall Street’s New AI Chip Bet Just Took In $1 Billion In One Day

Roundhill Investments’ Memory ETF is raking in eye-popping inflows—more than $5 billion since its April 2 debut. Just Thursday, $1.1 billion landed in the fund as investors hunt for ways to play the memory chips powering artificial intelligence. DRAM crossed the $1 billion asset mark in only 10 sessions. CNBC, citing Goldman Sachs, notes that only a few ETF debuts—think spot bitcoin funds, LQD, GLD, and JPMorgan’s BBCA—have ever drawn assets this quickly.
Micron Stock Gets $740 AI Call as Mizuho Lifts Western Digital, SanDisk Bets

Micron Stock Gets $740 AI Call as Mizuho Lifts Western Digital, SanDisk Bets

Mizuho Securities bumped up its price targets for a slate of AI-driven memory and storage names, boosting Micron Technology to $740 from $545 and moving Western Digital to $550 from $470. Wall Street’s appetite for data-center memory plays continues, with the firm maintaining its bullish stance on Micron, Western Digital, and SanDisk, the note shows.
SMH ETF Is Back in the AI Chip Rally. One Risk Still Could Bite Investors

SMH ETF Is Back in the AI Chip Rally. One Risk Still Could Bite Investors

Wednesday morning saw the VanEck Semiconductor ETF jump back into the spotlight as U.S. chipmakers headed higher premarket, buoyed by Advanced Micro Devices’ bullish outlook and a fresh wave of interest in AI-related hardware. SMH traded at $522.69, marking a $16.25 climb from the previous close. Reuters flagged AMD surging almost 18% before the bell, with Intel, Arm, Qualcomm, and Micron also moving up.
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