How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 8/6/2025

Key Points

• Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.7%, mainly fueled by a significant rally in Apple ahead of an anticipated $100 billion U.S. investment announcement.
• The Nasdaq composite rose by 1.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.2%, reflecting a mixed trading environment driven by recent profit reports.
• Despite the gains for major indexes, the Russell 2000 index for smaller companies experienced a slight decline of 0.2% on the same day.
• For the year-to-date, the Nasdaq has performed the strongest among major indexes, up 9.6%, while the Russell 2000 is down 0.4% year-to-date.

Wall Street closed higher, led by a rally for Apple.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.2%. Apple alone accounted for more than a third of the S&P 500’s gain ahead of an announcement at the White House where it’s expected to increase its U.S. investments by an additional $100 billion over the next four years.

Trading elsewhere on Wall Street was mixed following a jumble of profit reports. McDonald’s and Shopify rose following their latest updates. The Walt Disney Co. fell after its earnings beat forecasts but its revenue fell short.

On Wednesday:

The S&P 500 rose 45.87 points, or 0.7%, to 6,345.06.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 81.38 points, or 0.2%, to 44,193.12.

The Nasdaq composite rose 252.87 points, or 1.2%, to 21,169.42.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 4.38 points, or 0.2%, to 2,221.29.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 107.05 points, or 1.7%.

The Dow is up 604.54 points, or 1.4%.

The Nasdaq is up 519.29 points, or 2.5%.

The Russell 2000 is up 54.51 points, or 2.5%.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 463.43 points, or 7.9%.

The Dow is up 1,648.90 points, or 3.9%.

The Nasdaq is up 1,858.63 points, or 9.6%.

The Russell 2000 is down 8.87 points, or 0.4%.