Dow registers record close along with several sectors
Dow up ~0.8%, S&P 500 up ~0.5%; Nasdaq up ~0.3%
Utilities lead S&P 500 sectors gainers; Comm Svcs weakest group
Dollar, gold up; bitcoin up >2%; crude ~flat
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges down to ~4.02%
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DOW REGISTERS RECORD CLOSE ALONG WITH SEVERAL SECTORS
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, with the Dow .DJI posting a record closing high and a number of the major S&P 500 sectors did as well.
S&P 500 financials .SPSY, utilities .SPLRCU, materials .SPLRCM and industrials .SPLRCI all posted record closing highs.
The utilities index gained 2% on the day. Amazon.com AMZN.O said on Wednesday it has signed three agreements on developing the nuclear power technology called small modular reactors, becoming the latest big tech company to push for new sources to meet surging electricity demand from data centers.
Morgan Stanley shares MS.N rose 6.5% following an upbeat quarterly.
Nvidia NVDA.O rose 3.1% after falling sharply in the previous session.
Small- and mid-caps also outperformed the broader market, with the S&P 400 mid-cap index .IDX posting a record closing high and the Russell 2000 small-cap index .RUT climbing 1.6%.
Here is the closing market snapshot:
(Caroline Valetkevitch)
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FOR WEDNESDAY'S EARLIER LIVE MARKETS POSTS:
TECH DEMAND SHINES A LIGHT ON POWER STOCKS - CLICK HERE
INVESTOR SENTIMENT FOR STOCKS IS OUTPACING BONDS - CLICK HERE
INVESTORS SHOULD SHIFT CORPORATE BOND EXPOSURES AFTER STRONG RALLY – JPM - CLICK HERE
SMID-CAPS POISED TO HAVE THEIR DAY? - CLICK HERE
FUND MANAGER OPTIMISM JUMPS BY MOST SINCE 2020 AS FED CUTS RATES - CLICK HERE
HUMP DAY DATA ROUNDUP: IMPORT PRICES COOL, MORTGAGE RATES HEAT UP - CLICK HERE
U.S. STOCKS INCH HIGHER EARLY; FINANCIALS GAIN - CLICK HERE
S&P 500 INDEX HURDLES STACKED UP AROUND 6K - CLICK HERE
BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT BRITISH SERVICES INFLATION DATA - BOFA - CLICK HERE
INVESTING IN BRITAIN PLC? IT'S "NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD" - CLICK HERE
CONFIDENCE AROUND FRENCH BANKS ON SHAKY GROUND - CLICK HERE
US DEBT IS A 'REST OF THE WORLD' PROBLEM ... FOR NOW - CLICK HERE
LUXURY AND TECH WEIGH ON STOXX - CLICK HERE
MIXED BAG IN EUROPE AS EARNINGS SOUR MOOD - CLICK HERE
CHIPS AND LUXURY LEAD THE WAY LOWER - CLICK HERE
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