The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) surged to a fresh all-time high on Friday, breaking above the historic 50,000 level for the first time in its history.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was soaring to a fresh intraday high in early afternoon trading, with Nvidia Corp. posting the largest gain in the blue-chip stock index. The Dow was gaining 1,043 points,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 points for the first time in the 140-year history of the stock index. The Dow gained more than 1,200 points Friday, rising 2.5 percent to close at 50,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average just closed above 50,000 for the first time in its near 130-year history. Read more here.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000 points for the first time ever Friday. The index rebounded following a tech stock sell-off earlier in the week.

By Noel Randewich Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit the historic 50,000 mark on Friday and the S&P 500 ended sharply higher, as Nvidia and other chipmakers soared and Amazon tumbled after the cloud heavyweight forecast a sharp increase in spending on AI infrastructure.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rebounds Friday and hit a new milestone. Small caps lead the rally with a more than 3% gain.