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Dow edges up as Lilly, Super Micro earnings cushion software jitters

By Thomson Reuters Feb 4, 2026 | 8:36 AM

Feb 4 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 opened largely flat ‍and the Dow marginally higher on Wednesday, following upbeat results from ‌Eli Lilly and ‌Super Micro Computer, while investors avoided big bets on software and ​cloud stocks after a bruising ‍selloff in ​the previous ​session.

At 09:30 a.m. ET, ‍the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 175.92 points, or 0.40%, to ‍49,439.32, the S&P 500 gained 2.91 points, or ‍0.04%, ‍to 6,920.72 ​and the ​Nasdaq ⁠Composite lost 63.55 ‌points, or 0.27%, to 23,191.63.

(Reporting by Pranav Kashyap in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini ⁠Ganguli)