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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 2/2/2026

U.S. stocks rose following sharp swings that shook financial markets overnight, including tumbles for Asian stocks and then gains in Europe.

The S&P 500 added 0.5% Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak and ending just shy of the all-time high it reached last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%.

Silver erased a 9% loss from the overnight hours to briefly pull higher, before dropping again. Gold briefly sank below $4,500 per ounce. Oil prices fell, and Treasury yields edged higher following a report on U.S. manufacturing that was better than economists expected.

On Monday:

The S&P 500 rose 37.41 points, or 0.5%, to 6,976.44.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 515.19 points, or 1.1%, to 49,407.66.

The Nasdaq composite rose 130.29 points, or 0.6%, to 23,592.11

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 26.54 points, or 1%, to 2,640.28.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 130.94 points, or 1.9%.

The Dow is up 1,344.37 points, or 2.8%.

The Nasdaq is up 350.12 points, or 1.5%.

The Russell 2000 is up 158.38 points, or 6.4%.

US Biathlon pushes back decision to join US Ski & Snowboard in merger of Olympic sport organizations

The U.S. Biathlon board of directors voted Wednesday to push back a planned merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard in order to review the details after facing opposition from its community. As part of the motion, the board said it supports the principles of a rare consolidation between two Olympic sport organizations. But the board also wanted a “definitive agreement that more specifically defines them and ensures governance autonomy for U.S. biathlon.” A working group is being set up and will present a draft by late August. The board’s decision followed a long closed-door meeting to decide whether to remove the board’s chair, Bob Hall, over an ethics claim. It was dismissed. The integration became necessary, officials said, to boost biathlon’s revenues and performance. It also drew concern among athletes who felt it might hurt the sport. Hall said the alliance means a $3 million improvement to its budget over the next four years.
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