The Dow Jones Index surged to a record high this week, continuing a trend that started in April when it crashed to a low of $36,620. It has now jumped by over 22%, meaning that it is in a bull market.

The blue-chip Dow Jones ended higher after hitting an intraday record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake, but other Wall Street indexes slipped as mixed data clouded the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.

The stock market is at highs, with Fed chief Powell set to give a big speech. Tesla, Micron and AppLovin are forging new buy points.

On Aug. 11, 2025, Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures edge higher as investors eye record highs and key inflation data this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite indices hit record highs last week. The indices rose well for the second consecutive week and are showing good strength. The Dow Jones was up 1.74 per cent last week. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite index rose 0.94 and 0.81 per cent respectively.

Stocks retreated on Thursday as stronger-than-expected wholesale inflation data tempered investor optimism over a potential Federal Reserve rate cut next month.

PM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite was mostly unchanged.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is in talks with exchanges, custodians, and DeFi platforms to license and list tokenized benchmarks, as global demand for digital assets accelerates.

Investors tend to watch the consumer-price index for insight into how prices are affected by inflation. And when investors are focused on inflation and changes in the Fed's rate policy, the CPI report has the potential to move markets.

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Dow Jones futures rose overnight, while S&P 500 futures were flat and Nasdaq futures fell slightly. Applied MaterialsAMAT and SandiskSNDK tumbled Thursday night on guidance.Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed new positions in NucorNUE and Dow giant UnitedHealthUNH,