Major stock indexes soared Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high, after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro over the weekend.

Dow Jones futures rose slightly overnight, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures were little changed.The stock market rally had another solid performance, with the S&P 500 joining the Dow Jones in new-high ground.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off to a strong start in 2026. With the index trading higher today, it's currently on pace for its best three-day start to the year in over a decade. Right now, the Dow is up about 2.

The 25,000 level underneath there offers support as well, and I think this remains a market that you’re looking at dips as potential value.

Retail investors have been increasingly following the trading activity of members of Congress, with some disclosures sparking interest in unfollowed stocks or companies that could benefit from potential government contracts.

Broad-based gains across healthcare and smaller technology stocks sent the Dow industrials and S&P 500 to new records.

Monday’s gains put the Dow in the lead among major U.S. equity benchmarks, with the index advancing 1.5% on the session. Among individual components, several key names contributed notably to the rally including shares of Chevron ( CVX) which have gained more than 5%.

NASDAQ gains ground amid rising demand for tech stocks. Western Digital, which is up by 15.5%, is the biggest gainer in the NASDAQ index today. The stock gained strong upside momentum amid reports indicating that computer memory chip prices surged due to high demand from AI services.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record all-time highs in 2025 with many of the components ending the year higher. Along with serving as a well-known barometer of overall market health, the index offers some of the top yielding blue-chip stocks.