The Dow Crosses 49,100. Why It’s Beating the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

The U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro didn’t just dial up the geopolitical temperature; it also dialed up stock market gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 744 points, or 1.5%, in its return from the weekend break. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%.