Session closedTue Jan 6, 2026, 4:00 pm ETRecord close3 gains in a row

Stock market close on Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The S&P 500 rose 0.62% to 6,944.82 on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, its third gain in a row. It was a record close, the S&P 500's first of 2026. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.65% to 23,547.17, the Dow rose 484.90 points, or 0.99%, to a record 49,462.08 and the Russell 2000 rose 1.37% to 2,582.90.

S&P 500Record6,944.82+42.77+0.62%Dow JonesRecord49,462.08+484.90+0.99%Nasdaq Composite23,547.17+151.35+0.65%Russell 20002,582.90+34.98+1.37%

What stands out on Jan 6, 2026

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs recordRecord1 record close in 2026 so far

Streak3 upS&P 500 sessions in a row

Small caps vs large+0.75 ptsRussell 2000 +1.37% vs S&P 500 +0.62%

VIX14.75−0.15 on the day

10-year yield4.179%+0.014 pts on the day

The Jan 6, 2026 close in its quarter

before · after

Oct 6 – Feb 5 · daily closes

6,906.476,758.686,610.89what came next →Jan 6 · 6,944.82

The week of Jan 5

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Jan 6, 2026

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Jan 6, 2026
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,944.82	+0.62%	+1.26%	+1.45%	+1.45%	+16.22%
Dow Jones	49,462.08	+0.99%	+2.23%	+2.91%	+2.91%	+15.82%
Nasdaq Composite	23,547.17	+0.65%	+1.34%	+1.31%	+1.31%	+18.54%
Russell 2000	2,582.90	+1.37%	+2.98%	+4.07%	+4.07%	+13.95%

After the Jan 6, 2026 close

S&P 500 from 6,944.82

Next session−0.34%6,920.93 on Jan 7, 2026 A week later+0.27%6,963.74 on Jan 13, 2026 A month later−2.11%6,798.40 on Feb 5, 2026 Three months later−2.33%6,782.81 on Apr 8, 2026

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The Jan 6, 2026 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on January 6, 2026?

On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the S&P 500 at 6,944.82 (+0.62%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 49,462.08 (+0.99%, +484.90 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 23,547.17 (+0.65%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,582.90 (+1.37%), each from its previous close.

Was January 6, 2026 a record close for the S&P 500?

Yes. 6,944.82 was a record close, the first of 2026.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on January 6, 2026?

It was up 1.45% from its last close of 2025; the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.31%.

How did the stock market do the week of January 5, 2026?

Through Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the S&P 500 was up 1.26%, the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.34% and the Dow was up 2.23%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on January 6, 2026?

On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the VIX closed at 14.75 (−0.15) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.179% (+0.014 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 6, 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.