July 9, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT. U.S. markets jumped Thursday as risk appetite returned and tech bets on AI ramped up. Nasdaq rose 1.3%. S&P 500 and Dow added 0.8% and 0.3%. Micron's AI news helped drive a $250 billion run in overall stock values. Financial stocks picked up more than 1% with Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase set to post earnings next week. Consumer staples and energy dropped as AI risk trades led. Despite choppy trading lately, analysts pointed to strong earnings momentum-85% of S&P 500 names beat Q1 profit forecasts. KOSPI bounced after a bear run, showing some fight in Asian stocks under geopolitics.
