US markets end higher as Trump softens tone on Greenland

22 Jan 2026 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump ruled out the use of military force to take control of Greenland during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Rather than using military force, Trump called for immediate negotiations with Denmark to discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States. Meanwhile, Trump reportedly said he would not be going forward with the tariffs he threatened to impose on several European nations if they opposed his attempt to purchase the Danish territory. Traders took a note of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) report showing that pending home sales pulled back by far more than expected in the month of December. NAR said its pending home sales plummeted by 9.3 percent to 71.8 in December after surging by 3.3 percent to 79.2 in November. Separately, the Commerce Department said construction spending climbed by 0.5 percent to an annual rate of $2.175 trillion in October after falling by 0.6 percent to an annual rate of $2.164 trillion in September.

On the sectoral front, Oil service stocks are turning in some of the market's best performances on the day, with the Philadelphia Oil Service Index spiking by 4.1 percent. Substantial strength is also visible among semiconductor stocks, as reflected by the 3.5 percent surge by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 588.64 points or 1.21 percent to 49,077.23, Nasdaq increased 270.50 points or 1.18 percent to 23,224.825 and S&P 500 added 78.76 points or 1.16 percent to 6,875.62.

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