US stock rally lifts Dow to first close above 26,000 points
January 18, 2018
A broad rally on Wall Street propelled the Dow Jones industrial average to close above 26,000 points for the first time Wednesday.
The sharp gains also delivered record highs for the Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Nasdaq composite, wiping out the market's modest losses from a day earlier.
Technology and health care companies accounted for much of the gains. Financials stocks also rose, even as some big banks fell after reporting hefty quarterly losses.
"As yesterday's pullback suggests, investors and traders will come back into a market in which they still see an upside," said Quincy Kros...
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