U.S. Stock Market predictions: Nvidia share price jumps big on first trading day of 2026, what to expect this year
Nvidia stocks are rising on the first trading day of 2026. Nvidia share price on Friday was up 1.8 per cent in pre-market. S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq posted double-digit gains in 2025, their third consecutive year in the green, a run last seen during 2019-2021. The Dow posted its eighth monthly gain on the trot, the longest such streak since 2017-2018.
Many professional investors think more gains could be ahead in 2026. That’s because most expect the economy to plod ahead and avoid a recession. That should help U.S. companies grow their profits, which stock prices tend to track over the long term. For companies in the S&P 500, analysts are expecting earnings per share to rise 14.5 per cent in 2026, according to FactSet. That would…
