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Trader Jonathan Mueller works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.
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Stocks wavered on Wall Street to kick off the new year with a wobbly start. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Friday, coming off a gain of more than 16% in 2025. The Nasdaq rose 0.1%. The Dow rose 289 points, or 0.6%. Benchmarks in Britain and South Korea hit records. Wall Street's big focus remains on the technology sector and the expanding use of artificial intelligence. The sector and companies with outsized valuations were the key forces behind the broader market's up-and-down moves Friday. Nvidia and Broadcom rose, but Apple slipped. Treasury yields held steady.
