US equity markets continued with their sharp rise in the new year, yesterday too

US equity markets continued their sharp rise in the new year, yesterday too. Nasdaq closed the day, 6^th January, 2026, up by 151.35 points or 0.65%. Dow Jones closed the day, up by 484.90 points or 0.99%. S&P 500 closed the day, up by 42.77 points or 0.62%. US markets are responding positively to the US raid on Venezuela. The expectation is that US investments in Venezuela’s oil reserves post the raid, will result in economic benefits for America.

Meanwhile, the White House has said that it was considering a range of options for acquiring Greenland including the military option. Greenland is Danish territory. It is very rich in natural resources.

European markets also closed in green

European markets also closed the day in green yesterday. Euro Stoxx 50 ended the day, up by 8.10 points or 0.14%. Dax ended the day, up by 23.51 points or 0.095%. FTSE 100 ended the day, up by 118.16 points or 1.18%.

Asian markets touched record highs yesterday

Many Asian markets touched record highs yesterday. Nikkei 225 is in red today. At 9:10 a.m. IST , 7^th January, 2026, it is down by 280 points or 0.53%.  Kospi is up by 43 points or 0.93%. Hang Seng is down by 270 points or 1.07%. Shanghai is up by 11.88 points or 0.29%. China has banned the exports of goods and items ,that have both civilian and military applications, to Japan. This in retaliation to Japanese PM’s recent remarks on Taiwan.

Indian equity markets may again see a cautious and mixed day today. The rupee’s movement will continue to have an impact on market sentiments.

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Source: Dow Jones