Indices all close with gains of over 7%
The major US stock indices rocketed higher into the close. Reports that another $1.5 trillion of stimulus was leaked to Wall Street executives may have been a catalyst. The major indices are closing with oversized gains with the S&P bringing up the rear with a impressive 7.03% rise
The final numbers are showing:
- S&P index up 175.03 points or 7.03% to 2663.68
- NASDAQ index rose 540.15 points or 7.33% to 7913.23
- Dow rose 1627.46 points or 7.73% to 2679.99
All 30 Dow stocks rose on the day led by:
- Boeing +19.26%
- Raytheon Technologies, +15.28%
- American Express, +13.91%
- Visa, +11.46%
- DuPont, +11.0%
- McDonald's, +10.4%
The laggards in the Dow 30 include:
- Procter & Gamble, +2.25%
- Pfizer, +2.62%
- Exxon Mobil, +3.09%
- Verizon, +3.25%
- Johnson & Johnson, +4.03%