--- title: "Nasdaq, Dow and S&P 500 Jumps as Chip Stocks Power Wall Street Higher" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293377982.md" description: "U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, driven by strong semiconductor gains and better-than-expected corporate earnings. The Nasdaq led with a 1.3% increase, while the Dow and S&P 500 also posted gains. Semiconductor ETFs climbed 4%, with Micron, Intel, and Marvell surging. Earnings from 3M and General Motors exceeded expectations, contributing to positive sentiment despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East." datetime: "2026-07-21T19:21:43.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293377982.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293377982.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293377982.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Nasdaq, Dow and S&P 500 Jumps as Chip Stocks Power Wall Street Higher U.S. stocks moved higher in Tuesday trading as gains in semiconductor shares and another round of stronger-than-expected corporate earnings helped investors look past ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 0.7%, while the S&P 500 gained roughly 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced about 1.3%. Semiconductor stocks led the market higher, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF climbing around 4%. Micron Technology jumped about 10%, Intel gained roughly 7%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) rose about 7%, and Astera Labs (ALAB) added nearly 6%. Earnings also supported sentiment. 3M (MMM) surged more than 9% after reporting quarterly results that exceeded expectations, while General Motors (GM) climbed about 5% following better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. According to FactSet data, nearly 88% of the 66 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far have topped analysts' profit estimates. 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