S&P, Dow and NASDAQ closed at record levels

The major indices all closed at record levels on Inauguration Day for President Biden. The NASDAQ index led the way with a 2% gain. Netflix led the charge with a gain of 16.85% after their subscriber base surprise the upside. Other FAANG type names also rose sharply. Alphabet was up 5.36%. Amazon rose by 4.57%. Microsoft increased by 3.59%. Apple increased by 3.29%. Facebook increased by 2.44%

The final numbers are showing:

  • S&P index rose 52.941.39 percent to 3851.05. The low reached 3816.22. The high was at 3859.75.
  • The NASDAQ index increased 260.07 points or 1.97% to 13457.25. The high reached 13486.13. The low extended to 13329.77
  • The Dow rose 257.86 points or 0.83% to 31188.38. The high reached 31235.98. The low extended to 30997.79. The old all time high close was at 31097.97
  • The Russell 2000 index is also trading at a record high level of 2160.617. That's up 9.48 points or 0.44%

Other big gainers today include:

  • Ford motor, plus a .43%
  • Alibaba, +5.59%
  • Chipotle +3.67%
  • Twitter, +3.61%
  • Microsoft, +3.59%
  • write 8, +3.44%
  • Delta Air Lines, +3.25%
  • salesforce, +3.10%
  • Adobe, +2.85%
  • Southwest a or, +2.75%

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