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S&P 500 and Nasdaq Close at Record Highs as AI Chip Rally Drives Gains While Dalio Warns of Bubble
Read this in the Market Flux appThe S&P 500 closed at a fresh all-time high of 7,818.93 on Tuesday, October 6, gaining 0.58% or 44.98 points, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.45% to 27,601.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 253 points to finish at 51,521.28. The records came despite late-session selling that trimmed earlier gains, with the advance narrow and concentrated in large-cap technology: the Wall Street Journal noted that most U.S. stocks were actually down on the day.
Nvidia and AMD each closed at new all-time highs, with Nvidia approaching a $6 trillion market cap and AMD gaining roughly 3%. Marvell Technology surged 5.8%. Falling Treasury yields, with the 10-year near 5.26% after retreating from recent highs, and stabilizing oil prices provided the macro backdrop that lifted sentiment and supported yield-sensitive sectors including Utilities and Real Estate. Utilities were also boosted by a 20-year nuclear power agreement between Constellation Energy and Alphabet to meet AI energy demands.
Even as stocks set records, prominent voices warned the AI rally is built on unstable foundations. Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio, speaking at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore, called the AI boom a
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