Stock Market Midday, Sept. 3: Stocks Rally as Treasury Yields Fall, Broadcom Falls Despite Earnings Beat
Markets push upwards as the likelihood of a September rate hike slips slightly, today, Sept. 3, 2026.
At 11:46 AM ET on September 3, the Nasdaq Composite index showed a 1.35% increase, reaching 26,572 points. Tech shares enjoyed a rebound following earlier market pressure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.20% to 53,699 points, while the S&P 500 index rose 1.01% to 7,744 points, as traders monitored the decline in Treasury yields. Gold experienced a 2.34% rise, trading at $4,489.99, while the 10-Year Treasury yield dropped 5 basis points to 4.75%.
Sector leaders included industrials, financial services, and consumer cyclical stocks, which all experienced significant intraday gains. Investors were rotating into growth-oriented stocks. Broadcom shares declined despite beating analyst expectations in their previous earnings report. Meanwhile, Snowflake's Q2 results were met with strong performance, with its share price soaring over 20% in the morning. Robinhood Markets also saw a boost following analyst upgrades.
Nvidia gained on news that it would acquire AI platform Hugging Face.
Written by urgent.news from Motley Fool's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
