NEW YORK, 1st May, 2026 (WAM) -- US stocks advanced on Thursday and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their biggest monthly gains in years on solid corporate earnings.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 790.33 points at 49,652.14. The S&P 500 index was up 73.06 points at 7,209.01, while the Nasdaq composite was up 219.07 points at 24,892.31.