US stocks advanced Thursday as renewed enthusiasm for AI shares and the Trump-Xi summit lifted markets. The Dow rose more than 450 points, or 0.9%, reclaiming 50,000 for the first time since February, while the S&P 500 gained 0.8% above 7,500 and the Nasdaq climbed 1%. Nvidia jumped more than 4% after reports the US approved H200 chip sales to Chinese firms. Cisco also gained following quarterly results and an AI restructuring plan.

2026-05-15

US stocks advanced Thursday as renewed enthusiasm for AI shares and the Trump-Xi summit lifted markets. The Dow rose more than 450 points, or 0.9%, reclaiming 50,000 for the first time since February, while the S&P 500 gained 0.8% above 7,500 and the Nasdaq climbed 1%. Nvidia jumped more than 4% after reports the US approved H200 chip sales to Chinese firms. Cisco also gained following quarterly results and an AI restructuring plan.