Session closedFri Jan 2, 2026, 4:00 pm ET

Stock market close on Friday, January 2, 2026

The S&P 500 rose 0.19% to 6,858.47 on Friday, January 2, 2026. It closed 1.06% below its record of 6,932.05, set on December 24, 2025. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.03% to 23,235.63, the Dow rose 319.10 points, or 0.66%, to 48,382.39 and the Russell 2000 rose 1.06% to 2,508.22.

S&P 5006,858.47+12.97+0.19%Dow Jones48,382.39+319.10+0.66%Nasdaq Composite23,235.63−6.36−0.03%Russell 20002,508.22+26.31+1.06%

What stands out on Jan 2, 2026

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs record−1.06%record 6,932.05 on Dec 24, 2025

Small caps vs large+0.87 ptsRussell 2000 +1.06% vs S&P 500 +0.19%

VIX14.51−0.44 on the day

10-year yield4.187%+0.024 pts on the day

The Jan 2, 2026 close in its quarter

before · after

Oct 2 – Feb 3 · daily closes

6,906.476,758.686,610.89what came next →Jan 2 · 6,858.47

The week of Dec 29

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Jan 2, 2026

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Jan 2, 2026
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,858.47	+0.19%	−1.03%	+0.19%	+0.19%	+16.87%
Dow Jones	48,382.39	+0.66%	−0.67%	+0.66%	+0.66%	+14.13%
Nasdaq Composite	23,235.63	−0.03%	−1.52%	−0.03%	−0.03%	+20.51%
Russell 2000	2,508.22	+1.06%	−1.03%	+1.06%	+1.06%	+12.39%

After the Jan 2, 2026 close

S&P 500 from 6,858.47

Next session+0.64%6,902.05 on Jan 5, 2026 A week later+1.57%6,966.28 on Jan 9, 2026 A month later+0.87%6,917.81 on Feb 3, 2026 Three months later−3.60%6,611.83 on Apr 6, 2026

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The Jan 2, 2026 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on January 2, 2026?

On Friday, January 2, 2026, the S&P 500 at 6,858.47 (+0.19%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 48,382.39 (+0.66%, +319.10 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 23,235.63 (−0.03%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,508.22 (+1.06%), each from its previous close.

Was January 2, 2026 a record close for the S&P 500?

No. It closed 1.06% below the record of 6,932.05 set on December 24, 2025.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on January 2, 2026?

It was up 0.19% from its last close of 2025; the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.03%.

How did the stock market do the week of December 29, 2025?

In the week ending Friday, January 2, 2026, the S&P 500 fell 1.03%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.52% and the Dow fell 0.67%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on January 2, 2026?

On Friday, January 2, 2026, the VIX closed at 14.51 (−0.44) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.187% (+0.024 pts).

Source and method

S&P 500 (^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), Russell 2000 (^RUT), VIX (^VIX) and 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) daily closes via Yahoo Finance, from January 1995. Records, streaks, "since" dates and returns are computed by Portfolio Terminal from those closes as of January 2, 2026; a record means the highest close since 1995. The week runs from the previous Friday's close, the month from the previous month's last close, one year from the close 365 days earlier. "After" figures count finished sessions only. Not investment advice.