Major indices breaking records
The Dow surpassed the 25K for the first time and the other major indices also continued their run higher - each closing at record levels.
- The S&P index is closing up 10.93 points or 0.40% at 2723.99. Yesterday, that index cracked the 2700 level for the first time,
- The Nasdaq index rose 12.38 points or 0.18%. On Tuesday, that index cracked above 7000 for the first time,
- The Dow 25K was the milestone of the day today. It is ending the day up 152.45 points or 0.61% and closed at 25075.13. The Dow closed above 20k nearly a year ago (January 17th).
Some overachieving winners today include:
- Microsoft +0.88%
- Citigroup +1.22%
- J.P. Morgan +1.44%
- Home Depot +0.79%
- Deutsche Bank +3.13%
- Intuit +1.79%
- Goldman Sachs +1.40%
- Caterpillar +1.37%
- MasterCard +1.29%
- Micron +4.22%
- AMD +4.94%
- Morgan Stanley +1.55%
- Schlumberger +2.48%
It is not all winners. Some underachievers included:
- Tesla -0.83%
- Intuitive Surgical -1.8%
- Celgene -2.25%
- Gilead -1.02%
- Twitter -1.90%
- Boeing -0.3%
- Intel -1.83%
- Disney -0.04%
- Facebook -0.18%