The S&P 500 and Nasdaq squeaked to record highs as Wall Street's main indexes all ended Thursday in positive territory, with higher commodity prices helping energy names recover ground and the latest jobs data leaving investors unfazed from existing positions.
Record-setting world stocks moved higher on Thursday after jobless claims data suggested the U.S. labor market was charging ahead even as new COVID-19 infections surge, while the risk of a sub-par U.S. payrolls report kept the dollar on the defensive.
The S&P 500 advanced on Thursday as higher commodity prices helped energy names recover ground, while the Nasdaq slipped off an earlier record high, which had been driven by heavyweight technology companies.
The S&P 500 hit a record high on Thursday, boosted by gains in heavyweight technology and energy companies, as well as on hopes that the Federal Reserve will maintain an accommodative policy amid signs that economic recovery was slowing.
August was another great month for the stock market, with indexes hitting fresh highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has now gained roughly 16% so far in 2021 and several of its members, including Microsoft and American Express, are up over 30% so far.
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The Nasdaq closed Wednesday at a record high, with the S&P 500 ending near its previous peak, as September kicked off with renewed buying of technology stocks and private payrolls data, which supported the case for dovish monetary policy.
Wall Street's main indexes marched on, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting record highs on Wednesday, as fresh technology stock buying combined with hopes the Federal Reserve would keep the stimulus taps open after weaker-than-expected private payrolls data.
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG), where a total of 2,704 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 270,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 81.
The stock market remained mixed on Wednesday morning, continuing a string of days in which strong performance in high-growth stocks has led to disparities among the major stock market indexes. As of 10:30 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was down 22 po
The Nasdaq Composite hit a record high on Wednesday, with high-growth technology stocks in the lead after weaker-than-expected private payrolls data raised hopes for an extended support from the U.S. central bank.
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The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 10.23 to 15,592.74. The total After hours volume is currently 97,376,805 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.01 at $26.33, with 8,704,704 shares tra