US stocks closed higher on Thursday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13%, the S&P 500 gained 0.65% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.8%. Memory-sector names led gains — Micron +4%, SanDisk +13.6%, SK Hynix +7% — while the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 1.85%; Alibaba declined 2% and JD.com dropped 7%.

2026-08-14

US stocks closed higher on Thursday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13%, the S&P 500 gained 0.65% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.8%. Memory-sector names led gains — Micron +4%, SanDisk +13.6%, SK Hynix +7% — while the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index fell 1.85%; Alibaba declined 2% and JD.com dropped 7%.