US Stock Market Today LIVE: Dow Jones Surges 500 Points, S&P 500 Edges Higher & Nasdaq Slips as Strong Earnings Drive Wall Street Amid Middle East Tensions
US Stock Market Update Today LIVE Updates: Wall Street continues its momentum rally amid strong performances from the tech sector, strong company earnings, strength in the performance of AI-based stocks and positive expectations about de-escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East region. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared by more than 1,000 points in an intra-day trading session, setting a new record, along with the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite Index.
Market sentiment continues to be positive following yet another excellent earnings season, as over 84% of S&P 500 companies beat their estimates. Some of the important market movers have been Nvidia, an artificial intelligence giant, Eli Lilly, a pharma company and Disney, an entertainment conglomerate, which helped mitigate any weakness in certain semiconductor and energy companies. Investors continue to watch out for news on the Strait of Hormuz and moves in the price of oil, gold and Treasuries.
Stay tuned for US Stock Market Today Live updates on the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500, top gainers, top losers, market-moving news and the latest developments shaping Wall Street throughout the trading session.
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01:34 (IST) 06 Aug 2026
US Stock Market Today LIVE: Wall Street Market Closing as Dow Futures Hold Gains, Nasdaq & S&P 500 Slip
US Stock Market Today LIVE Updates: Wall Street ended mixed, with the Dow holding gains while Nasdaq and S&P 500 faced pressure from tech-sector selling and investor caution.
- Dow Jones Futures: 54,372.44, Up 286.56 points (+0.53%) and showing strength in blue-chip stocks.
- Nasdaq: 26,363.44, Down 221.55 points (-0.83%) and dragged by weakness in technology shares.
- S&P 500: 7,720.54, Down 15.98 points (-0.21%) as investors booked profits after recent gains.
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00:54 (IST) 06 Aug 2026
US Stock Market Today LIVE: Copper Climbs to 12-Week High as Global Supplies Tighten
US Stock Market Today LIVE Updates: Prices of copper surged to their peak point in 12 weeks on Wednesday, following a decrease in the inventory levels of copper in the London Metal Exchange (LME) with an increase in the shipment of metal to the United States due to the possibility of imposing a tariff on the imported refined copper. Prices of LME three-month copper jumped 0.2 percent to $14,095 a metric ton at 1600 GMT from the high of $14,125, which was the highest point for it since May 14.
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00:24 (IST) 06 Aug 2026
US Stock Market Today LIVE: Uber Shares Slide 4.8% on $10 Billion Robotaxi Expansion Plan
US Stock Market Today LIVE Updates: Uber’s stock price fell by 4.8% on reports that the company was planning to invest more than $10 billion into expanding its robotaxi services. Moreover, the decline in Uber’s stock prices was fueled by an earnings forecast for the third quarter of 84-88 cents which is lower than analyst expectations of 89 cents. This money will be used to help partners of autonomous driving, car fleets, and other commitments in a bid to launch robotaxis in 15+ cities this year.
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23:20 (IST) 05 Aug 2026
US Stock Market Today LIVE: S&P 500 Today - Top Losers
Company Price (US$) Change Change % Crown Castle (CCI) 71.42 -6.24 -8.04% American Tower (AMT) 163.86 -11.39 -6.50% CVS Health (CVS) 97.99 -6.43 -6.16% Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 488.08 -30.50 -5.88% EOG Resources (EOG) 137.93 -5.59 -3.89% -
23:20 (IST) 05 Aug 2026
US Stock Market Today LIVE: S&P 500 Today - Top Gainers
Company Price (US$) Change Change % Nvidia (NVDA) 221.48 +9.54 +4.50% Eli Lilly (LLY) 1,159.72 +43.61 +3.91% Micron Technology (MU) 918.96 +26.29 +2.95% Walt Disney (DIS) 100.81 +2.63 +2.68% McDonald's (MCD) 274.05 +5.71 +2.13%
