Dow Jones Pushes Past 51,000 After Hours on AI Momentum, Iran Moves
Dow ends over 51,000 as oil drops, Iran truce hopes lift sentiment The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session at 51,027.94, up 358.82 points, or 0.71%. Lower oil prices and some optimism about a possible U.S.-Iran truce helped push the move. The S&P 500 was higher by 19.91 points, or 0.26%, to close at 7,583.61. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 59.92 points, or 0.23%, ending at 26,978.21. The move was noteworthy as the blue-chip Dow, a price-weighted index of 30 big U.S. names, jumped in on a rally led by tech and AI. Price-weighted means stocks trading at higher prices hold more pull on the average than cheaper names, even if they’re smaller.