Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on January 6, 2026 in New York.
Brendan McDiarmid | Reuters
Stock futures traded near a flat line overnight. S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average A new record was set.
Futures linked to 30 stocks Dow It was an increase of 28 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P500 futures There was almost no change Nasdaq 100 futures.
Stocks rose in regular trading Tuesday as investors appeared to shake off concerns over the weekend’s U.S. attack on Venezuela. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 485 points, or 0.99%, to close above 49,000 for the first time. The S&P 500 also rose about 0.6% to a record close. Nasdaq Composite It ended the day up about 0.7%.
“The market’s reaction to the Venezuela news highlights the gap between headline risk and actual price action,” said Angelo Kourkafas, senior global investment strategist at Edward Jones. “The arrest of[Venezuela President Nicolas]Maduro is a notable geopolitical event, but it does not have an immediate impact on oil supplies. It is a factor that the market is really concerned about.”
“Meanwhile, the procyclical rally that has been developing since the beginning of the week reflects supportive fundamentals, including expectations for increased earnings momentum both inside and outside of mega-tech companies,” he added.
Nine of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors closed higher, with gains in health care and tech stocks pushing the index higher.
“Magnificent Seven” Members Amazon and Individual Investor Favorites Palantir Each closed up more than 3%. Data storage regeneration sandisk, western digital and seagate It was one of the top performers on the S&P 500 index on Tuesday.
Looking ahead, “social calm” will be key to the direction of the U.S. stock market, said Paul Christopher, head of global investment strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
“If the current government does not cooperate with the U.S., or if the military and rebel groups lose the patience to wait for elections, this could lead to a new phase of the country’s long-simmering social turmoil, which would likely be negative for U.S. stocks,” Christopher said.
“If the United States can help Venezuelans gain better opportunities from their oil resources and promote open and honest elections, the United States could support Venezuela and develop stronger economic ties between the United States and Latin America, which is potentially positive for the U.S. market,” he said.
