Categories: U.S. Investing

Stocks Close at Record High

Stocks Close at Record High (Bloomberg)

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up  today, ending at 1,819.46 and  16,239.83, respectively, to notch record highs for each index. The S&P 500 rose 2.5% for the week, reversing the losses of the previous two weeks. Trading was buoyed by today’s release of the revised third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figure, showing annualized growth of 4.1% in the United States.  Additionally, yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve of plans to  taper their monthly bond-buying program by $10 billion, beginning in January, brought greater certainty to markets about the future.

Adrienne Minor

Adrienne Minor is an editorial assistant for Eagle Financial Publications. She writes, edits and posts articles for the website, as well as edits and assists in the online distribution of Eagle’s investment newsletters, trading alerts, e-letters and other reports. Adrienne's special investing interests are in mobile technology and consumer spending.

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