The Dow Jones index turns higher in a choppy session Friday. Tesla stock turns lower on fourth-quarter delivery news.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit records as tech stocks rally. Dow drops 310 points on profit-taking. Microsoft, Nvidia lead while JPMorgan downgrade weighs today.

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was rallying early afternoon Friday, on pace for its biggest jump since August. The Dow was up around 725 points, or 1.6%, which would be its largest daily percentage gain since Aug. 22, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The Dow Jones to gold ratio breaking below 12 historically signals major stock market corrections, now flashing a warning last seen before 2008, 1973, and 1929. Geopolitical risks, especially around Taiwan, and a weakening dollar are fueling the metals rally, while U.S. Treasuries lose safe-haven status due to high debt and persistent inflation.

Dow Transports may be ahead of themselves. U.S. transportation stocks have been strong performers - but investors shouldn't get too excited. The recent strength exhibited by the Dow Jones Transportation Average is not the bullish omen that many analysts ...

Wall Street fell on the final day of trading for 2025, a banner year for markets that was driven by both optimism and uncertainty.

Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Monday to kick off their first full week of the new year. The gains were broad, with particularly big jumps for energy companies and banks. Elsewhere, industrial companies and retailers joined in to help boost major indexes.