NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is rising toward more records after Cisco Systems and others joined the parade of U.S. companies reporting fatter profits for the start of 2026 than analysts expected. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% Thursday after setting an all-time high the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 390 points and was on track to finish a day above the 50,000 level for the first time since before the war with Iran began. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.2% and was heading toward its own record. Oil prices dipped modestly, while stocks indexes worldwide were mixed.

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Wall Street is poised to open with gains Thursday following another record-setting day and developments emerging from U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

S&P futures rose 0.3%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.7%. Nasdaq futures gained 0.2% early. The S&P and Nasdaq both hit record highs Wednesday.

Oil prices were effectively unchanged, with no clear ending to the Iran war after more than two months. Some were hoping the Trump-Xi meeting could bring results, after U.S. officials said Beijing could use its close economic ties with Tehran to press Iran to reopen the Strait or Hormuz.

On Thursday, the White House said Trump and Xi discussed enhancing U.S.-China economic cooperation. Both sides also agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened.

Brent crude, the international standard, was 19 cents lower at $105.44 per barrel. It was around $70 a barrel before the war in Iran started late February. That also came after the International Energy Agency said Wednesday that supply losses from the strait were “depleting global oil inventories at a record pace.”

Benchmark U.S. crude was down 16 cents to $100.86 per barrel.

Investors are also watching for updates on China’s imports of Nvidia’s advanced H200 chips, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was confirmed to be a part of Trump’s China trip alongside other top executives including Tesla’s Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook. The U.S. business leaders met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang Thursday afternoon.

Trump met with Xi at the Great Hall of the People and they talked about U.S.-China relations and Taiwan, but analysts did not expect major breakthroughs.

Source: WPLG