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Dow Jones rises 0.93% this week to 51,654.95

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 477.99 points, or 0.93%, for the week to close at 51,654.95, with an additional 423.31-point gain on the day.

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By Rob CurranU.S. stocks rose after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would not strike Iran before the mid-term elections, quelling concerns about an escalation of the Middle East war and related energy-market chaos.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 423.31 points, or 0.83%, to 51654.95. Th…

95, the largest one-week point and percentage gain since the week ending Aug. 7, 2026. 83%, today, the biggest one-day point and percentage gain since Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.

93%, over the last two trading days, marking the largest two-day point and percentage gain since Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. The Dow is up six of the past seven trading days and has climbed for two consecutive trading days. It is the highest closing value since Friday, Sept.

25, 2026. 12 hit Wednesday, Aug. 12 hit Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

88 on Tuesday, Nov. 83 on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. 47% since the start of the Iran Conflict on Saturday, Feb.

28, 2026. 58% from 52 weeks ago. Wednesday, Aug. 64, which was hit Friday, March 27, 2026.

47%. 47%. Data are based on preliminary market closing values. Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires October 09, 2026 16:14 ET (20:14 GMT) Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. The statements in this document are not an objective or independent explanation of the matters. Please note that this document (a) has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research, and (b) is not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination or publication of investment research.