--- title: "Stock Market Today: January 4, 2022" description: Wall Street’s positive momentum from last week carried into the New Year, with the major U.S. indexes all posting gains for the first trading day of 2022. image: https://investor.valueline.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/iStock_000006488152XSmall-358.jpg --- [![The Value Line Blog](https://investor.valueline.com/hubfs/VL%20Blog%20Images/vl_blog_header.png)](https://investor.valueline.com/blog) [Stock Market Today](https://investor.valueline.com/blog/topic/stock-market-today) # Stock Market Today: January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022 ### **Before The Bell** Wall Street’s positive momentum from last week carried into the New Year, with the major U.S. indexes all posting gains for the first trading day of 2022. While the record breaking-surge of the Omicron variant remains a major concern, investors appeared hopeful that the economy and the stock market would remain on the upward track this year. The day closed with the Dow Jones Industrials up 246 points, or 0.7%, while the broader S&P 500 advanced 30 points (.6%), both setting new records. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy NASDAQ led the pack with a gain of 187 points (1.2%). Notable moves included consumer electronics giant Apple ([AAPL](https://research.valueline.com/research#sec=company&sym=AAPL)) which, with a gain of 4.4%, became the first U.S. company to reach a market cap of $3 trillion. Meanwhile Tesla ([TSLA](https://research.valueline.com/research#list=recent&sec=company&sym=tsla)) shares made a one-day jump of 13.5% thanks to record deliveries in the fourth quarter, with the stock closing just under its 52-week high. Performance among the 10 major market sectors was evenly split between advancers and decliners. Leading on the upside were energy (+3.1%), consumer discretionary (+2.8%), and financial stocks (+1.2%). On the other side of the ledger, basic materials (-1.4%) and health issues (-1.0%) suffered the largest losses. The European stock markets also had a positive session, with Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC-40 both advancing about 0.9%. The U.K. market was closed for a public holiday. In energy markets, oil prices closed up, with light sweet crude advancing about 1.1%, to about $76 a barrel. The commodity is up about 60% over the past 12 months, and has been one of the key elements contributing to the current inflationary environment. As we look toward the new trading day on our shores, stocks in Asian markets mostly closed up, and the European exchanges are showing solid gains. Meanwhile, U.S. stock futures are suggesting the major indexes here will extend their upward trend, while crude oil is also up. This week brings a number of key economic reports, with the Institute for Supply Management’s report on manufacturing, along with auto sales data, out today. These will be followed by job openings for November and nonfarm payrolls for December, among others. – Mario Ferro *At the time of this article’s writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.* [![Register now for our free One Stock to Buy webinar](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2532383/5a80130b-f0ce-4bd8-acbd-f077f2232ec5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2532383/5a80130b-f0ce-4bd8-acbd-f077f2232ec5) ### Popular Posts Search Search Blog ### Topics - [Investing 101 (2)](https://investor.valueline.com/blog/topic/investing-101) - [Market Commentary (37)](https://investor.valueline.com/blog/topic/market-commentary) - [Stock Highlights (390)](https://investor.valueline.com/blog/topic/stock-highlights) - [Stock Market Today (2071)](https://investor.valueline.com/blog/topic/stock-market-today) Copyright 2026 Value Line, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factual material is obtained from sources believed to be reliable and is provided without warranties of any kind. VALUE LINE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS HEREIN OR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING FROM ANY USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. This blog is strictly for subscriber's own, non-commercial, internal use. No part of it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any printed, electronic or other form, or used for generating or marketing any printed or electronic publication, service or product. Officers, directors, or employees of Value Line, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and EULAV Asset Management, may own stocks that are featured in this email. Nothing herein should be construed as an offer to buy or sell securities or to give individual investment advice. Value Line, the Value Line logo, The Most Trusted Name in Investment Research, “Smart research. Smarter investing.”, The Value Line Investment Survey, Timeliness, and Safety are trademarks or registered trademarks of Value Line, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries.