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%