Dow touches record high as oil slides further

June 16, 2026 9:37 AM EDT

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

June 16 (Reuters) - ‌The ​blue-chip ​Dow touched a fresh ‌record high on Tuesday ⁠as oil prices ‌slid further on ‌optimism around a U.S.-Iran peace deal, ​while SpaceX surpassed Amazon's market ⁠value to become the fifth ​most valuable U.S. firm.

At 9:31 a.m. ET, ​the Dow ‌Jones Industrial Average rose 306.27 ⁠points, or 0.59%, to 51,977.30, the ⁠S&P 500 gained 0.95 ​points, or 0.01%, to 7,555.24 and the Nasdaq ‌Composite lost 8.40 points, or ‌0.03%, to ⁠26,675.54.

(Reporting by ‌Sruthi Shankar ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju ‌Samuel)



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