LIVE Stock Market Today: Dow Surges to Record High Above 49,000 Last Updated: Updated 51 min ago Dow Surges to Record High, Touching 49,000 for First Time By Connor Smith The Dow on Monday surged north of 49,000 for the first time. The blue-chip index rallied 651 points, or 1.4%. It set a fresh intraday record of 49,064.75. It needs to close above 48,731.16 to set its first record close of 2026. Following the U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Wall Street was favoring consumer discretion ...