How major US stock indexes fared Friday 5/8/2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.7% to its own record. Monster Beverage and Akamai Technologies helped lead the market after reporting better profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The Nasdaq composite rose 440.88 points, or 1.7%, to 26,247.08.