Stock Market News 3 January 2026

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:42 ET — Market closed Germany’s blue-chip DAX index — a basket of the country’s biggest listed firms — ended Friday up 0.2% at 24,539.34 in Frankfurt, before markets shut for the weekend. Reuters The first session of the new year left investors with an early test of whether Europe’s late-2025 rally can hold once holiday-thin trading gives way to fuller volumes and fresh economic data. Across Europe, the STOXX 600 hit a record close at 596.14, with technology and defence shares leading gains, while London’s FTSE 100 briefly topped the 10,000 mark, Reuters reported.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, January 3, 2026, 10:05 ET Flights to and from Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport were cancelled or delayed on Saturday after U.S. strikes in Venezuela prompted airspace restrictions across parts of the southern Caribbean, the airport operator said. Grantley Adams (BGI) remained open, but GAIA Inc said cancellations included KLM’s KL783 and some JetBlue and Delta services bound for Barbados and nearby islands. Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation The disruption hit routes that funnel tourists and island residents through Barbados, a key gateway for the Eastern Caribbean. It also raised the risk of missed connections as airlines reworked schedules at