US stock market today: The benchmark stock market indices in the United States opened on a mixed note before the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit their record high level as investors focused their attention towards the upcoming labor data later during the day on Wednesday, 7 January 2026.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the schedule suggests that the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, along with the State Employment and Unemployment monthly report for November 2025.
At 9:30 am (EDT) opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.10% to 49,512.72 points. While the S&P 500 index opened flat at 6,945.07 points, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.01% to 23,544.894 points on Wednesday.
Dow Jones today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.45% to 49,238.22 points during Wednesday’s stock market session, compared to 49,462.08 points at the previous US market close, according to the MarketWatch data.
Amgen Inc., Nvidia Corp., Merck & Co. Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Home Depot Inc., Microsoft Corp., Salesforce Inc., Boeing Co., Amazon, and McDonald’s Corp., were among the top gainers on Wednesday’s market.
While Apple Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Chevron Corp., Travelers Cos. Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Coca-Cola Co., International Business Machines Corp., Visa Inc., Procter & Gamble Co., Walmart Inc., Walt Disney Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Sherwin-Williams Co., American Express Co., Caterpillar Inc., Honeywell International Inc., 3M Co., UnitedHealth Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Nike Inc. were among the laggards.
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