S&P 500 and NASDAQ hit record highs
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The S&P 500 is currently up 7.30% year-to-date, while the S&P Equal Weight is up 5.46% year-to-date. Read more here.
The latest batch of robust earnings results from major companies helped lift stocks, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reaching new highs.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched new all-time highs, buoyed by easing trade tensions and hopes for lower interest rates.
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U.S. stock indexes inched their way to more records on Monday to kick off a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and squeaked past its prior all-time high set on Thursday.