US stocks closed higher on Thursday: Dow Jones Industrial Average +0.2%, S&P 500 +0.7%, Nasdaq +1.57%. NVIDIA rose 8.7%; Broadcom gained 4%. Tesla added 2.6% and SK Hynix rose 2%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China index fell 0.74%; Baidu rallied 4% while Alibaba slipped 3%. 27-AUG-2026 04:01 PM ET