US stock market today: The benchmark US stock market indices opened marginally higher on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, as investors now focus on the incoming US economy labour data after the Wall Street rally on Monday. At the 9:30 a.m. opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.02% to open at 48,987.36 points. Dow Jones today MarketWatch data shows that Dow Jones was trading 0.41% higher at 49,175.89 points, as of 11:43 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, compared to 48,977.18 points at the previous US stock market close. S&P 500 today The S&P 500 index was trading 0.26% higher at 6,919.78 points as of 12:00 p.m. (EDT), compared to 6,902.05 points at the previous market close, according to MarketWatch data. Nasdaq today The Nasdaq Composite index was trading 0.24% higher at 23,451.19 points as of 12:08 p.m. (EDT), compared to 23,395.82 points at the previous market close, MarketWatch data shows.

Source: Mint January 06, 2026 15:00 UTC