--- title: "Dow Surges Over 1,000 Points, Nasdaq Rises Over 3.3%, Semiconductor Index Up 5%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/281221090.md" description: "The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,042 points, or over 2.44%; the NASDAQ Composite Index climbed 702 points, or over 3.36%; the S&P 500 Index rose over 2.6%. The Biotechnology Index gained 4.36%, and the Semiconductor Index climbed 5.05%. Popular Chinese concept stocks like NIO Inc rose nearly 10%, and iQIYI rose over 8%. Meanwhile, the Iranian President stated readiness to end the war, but seeks guarantees" datetime: "2026-03-31T16:47:20.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281221090.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281221090.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281221090.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/281221090.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281221090.md) # Dow Surges Over 1,000 Points, Nasdaq Rises Over 3.3%, Semiconductor Index Up 5% The S&P 500 Index rose over 2.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1,042 points, up over 2.44%, and the NASDAQ Composite Index increased 702 points, with a gain of over 3.36%. The Biotechnology Index rose 4.36%, the Semiconductor Index climbed 5.05%, the Banking Index rose 3.32%, and the Russell 2000 Index gained 1.84%. Overnight gains for FTSE China A50 Index futures extended to over 1%, and the Livermore Leading China Concept Stocks Index rose over 3%. Popular Chinese concept stocks saw NIO Inc rise nearly 10%, iQIYI rise over 8%, Baidu, Futu, and Bilibili rise over 3%, while XPeng and Alibaba rose over 2%. Iranian President Pezeshkian stated: "We are ready to end the war, but we hope to obtain guarantees." ### Related Stocks - [NASDAQ Composite Index (.IXIC.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [NIO Inc (NIO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NIO.US.md) - [Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NDAQ.US.md) - [GameStop Corp. 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