Stocks advanced further Tuesday, a day after major equities indexes ended sharply higher following the weekend capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average got its first all-time high of 2026—but fell just short of closing above 49000 for the first time. The index was up as much as 1.7% in midday trading, then faded a bit to end the day at 48977.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finally finished north of 49,000 Tuesday, and the S&P 500 hit a milestone of its own. The Dow gained 485 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 rose 0.6%. Both finished the day with closing highs. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7% to move another step closer to its Oct. 29 high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a fresh intraday high in late morning trading on Monday, with shares of oil producer Chevron Corp. posting the biggest gains in the stock-market index. The Dow rose to a session high of 49,

Blue-chips close near 49000; gold, silver and copper rally

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record all-time highs in 2025 with many of the components ending the year higher. Along with serving as a well-known barometer of overall market health, the index offers some of the top yielding blue-chip stocks.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was beating other major stock indexes for the second day in a row, up nearly 0.9%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were each rising a modest 0.4%, according to FactSet data.

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U.S. stocks remained higher in midday trading on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting another intraday record, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were hovering at their session highs.