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The Dow extended gains for a ninth straight day, the longest winning streak since November 1996, to close at a record high of 14,455. Ref. USAToday
The S&P gained 0.4% for the day, closing at a record high of 1,569. The Dow rose 51 points to cap the best first quarter since 1998, adding 11%. Ref. USAToday
The Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Dow Jones industrial average finished Tuesday at all-time highs as health insurance stocks rallied on good news about Medicare reimbursements. The Dow closed up 89.16 points to 14,662.01 and the S&P 500 finished up 8.18 points to 1,570.25, according to preliminary numbers. Ref. USAToday
The Dow Jones industrial average fell sharply in early trading after the U.S. Government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month. The Dow gave up 151 points shortly after the opening bell Friday, moving down 1% to 14,456. Other indexes were also lower. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 19 points, or 1.2%, to 1,540 and the Nasdaq composite was down 51 points, or 1.6%, at 3,174. Ref. CNN
Dow eclipsed its previous closing high of 14,662.01 set April 2; the S&P 500 got close, but couldn't beat its previous high of 1,570.25, set the same day. Ref. USAToday
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.9% Wednesday as it blew past its previous closing high from Tuesday, while the S&P 500 soared 1.2%, topping its previous record close on April 2. Ref. USAToday
The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs on Thursday, both edging above their previous records set on Wednesday. Thursday's gain for the broader S&P 500 was about 0.3%, while the Dow climbed 0.4%, according to preliminary numbers. Ref. USAToday