US Stocks Advance as Traders Look Beyond New Washington Risks

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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By Geoffrey Morgan

January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM UTC

Updated on

January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM UTC

US stocks rose as traders weighed a combination of fresh trade and policy risks against a strong start to fourth-quarter earnings.

The S&P 500 Index rose 0.501%, led by communication services and technology stocks, to close 50 points away from the psychologically important 7,000 level. Mining firms Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Newmont Corp. advanced 1.3% each as precious metal prices surged. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.4%, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.639%.