How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Posted Mar 21, 2019 05:15:26 PM.
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Technology companies powered a broad rally for U.S. stocks Thursday, snapping the market’s two-day losing streak.
Retailers and industrial companies also notched solid gains, which offset losses in financial stocks. Levi Strauss soared 32 per cent as the storied jeans maker went public for the second time.
On Thursday:
The S&P 500 index rose 30.65 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 2,854.88.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 216.84 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 25,962.51.
The Nasdaq composite climbed 109.99 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 7,838.96.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 19.25 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 1,562.41.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 32.40 points, or 1.1 per cent.
The Dow is up 113.64 points, or 0.4 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 150.43 points, or 2 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is up 8.87 points, or 0.6 per cent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 348.03 points, or 13.9 per cent.
The Dow is up 2,635.05 points, or 11.3 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 1,203.68 points, or 18.1 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is up 213.85 points, or 15.9 per cent.
The Associated Press
