The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.7%, or 906 points. The Nasdaq Composite gained 2% as the tech rally raged on. Both indexes are on pace for their best four-day stretches in more than a year, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at a fresh record, and the S&P 500 wasn't too far off its a record of its own. The Dow rose 1.3% or 693 points, setting a fresh record close. The Magnificent Seven were pulling their weight, shaking off recent underperformance.
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The Dow crept back to breakeven, but tech and momentum plays were still driving most of the market’s gains. The blue-chip index was moving in and out of positive territory, while the Nasdaq was up 1%. Only about half the Dow stocks and 43% of the S&P 500 stocks were rising.
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The Dow closed out its fourth-straight week of gains at a record on Thursday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were dragged down by another chip selloff. The Dow rallied 594 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 500 was flat.
The Dow is back at record levels, but the stock market’s rally has some room to run. The S&P 500 was up 1.2% on Monday, while the Dow closed above 52,000 for the first time, up 0.6%. The Nasdaq gained 2.1%.
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