Major U.S. stock-indexes rose on Tuesday. Financial stocks pushed the Dow to a record high, Goldman Sachs (GS), which was up 1,2%, gave the biggest boost to the blue-chip index. U.S. stocks have been on a tear since the November 8 presidential election, with the S&P rising nearly 6 percent on bets that President-elect Donald Trump's plans for deregulation and infrastructure spending will boost the economy.
Most of Dow stocks in positive area (17 of 30). Top gainer - Caterpillar Inc. (CAT, +1.81%). Top loser - Pfizer Inc. (PFE, -0.70%).
All S&P sectors in positive area. Top gainer - Conglomerates (+0.9%).
At the moment:
Dow 19911.00 +74.00 +0.37%
S&P 500 2267.75 +7.75 +0.34%
Nasdaq 100 4958.25 +19.50 +0.39%
Oil 53.62 +0.56 +1.06%
Gold 1129.00 -13.70 -1.20%
U.S. 10yr 2.58 +0.04