Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq notch records on AI buzz even as government shutdown drags on
Yahoo Finance·2025-10-02 20:02
US stocks rose on Thursday as the AI trade continued to power a push for fresh records amid new buzz around OpenAI (OPAI.PVT). Meanwhile, investors kept an eye on developments in Washington, weighing the chances of a lengthy US government shutdown. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.4%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.2%. All three major averages posted new records. Stocks rose one day after the S&P 500 closed above 6,700 for the first time. A ...