Wall Street markets closed mixed on January 7, 2026, with the Dow Jones falling 0.94% amid US labor market data. In Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC index of the Mexican Stock Exchange dipped 0.23% to 64,871.70 points. The Nasdaq edged up 0.16%.
Wall Street's major indices ended mixed on January 7, 2026, affected by the JOLTS survey on US employment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.94% to 48,996.08 points, and the S&P 500 fell 0.34% to 6,920.93 points. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.16% to 23,584.28 points.
In corporate news, Warner Bros. Discovery's board rejected an acquisition bid from Paramount Skydance, deeming it “inferior” to its Netflix merger deal. Warner Bros. Discovery shares climbed 0.33%, Paramount Skydance declined 1%, and Netflix gained less than 0.1%.
Actinver analysts noted: “Los mercados americanos cotizaron a la baja, acentuando las contracciones tras los anuncios de Donald Trump sobre nuevas medidas comerciales dirigidas a las compañías de capital privado con participación en la compra de viviendas en Estados Unidos y a la industria aeroespacial y de defensa”.
European markets closed lower due to inflation figures: Italy's FTSE MIB lost 0.43% to 45,558.68 points, and Spain's IBEX 35 dropped 0.29% to 17,596.40 points. Oil prices also fell, with West Texas Intermediate down 2.0% to 55.99 dollars per barrel and Brent decreasing 0.49% to 60.40 dollars.
In Mexico, the Mexican Stock Exchange's S&P/BMV IPC index declined 0.23% to 64,871.70 points, while the Institutional Stock Exchange's FTSE-BIVA fell 0.28% to 1,283.23 points. Notable losers included Cemex (-2.81%), Televisa (-2.08%), Industrias Peñoles (-1.96%), Grupo México (-1.68%), and Kimberly-Clark (-1.35%). The Mexican peso held steady at 17.97 per US dollar. For 2025, the BMV posted a +29.88% annual gain, hitting a record 65,636.36 points on December 26.
