New York, Oct 14, 2024 (AFP) - US stocks close higher as Dow crosses 43,000 milestone

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2024-10-14

Wall Street stocks finished higher on Monday ahead of a slew of high-profile corporate earnings, pushing the Dow and the S&P 500 to fresh records. The broad-based S&P 500 closed up 0.8 percent at 5,859.85, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 0.5 at 43,065.22 -- the first time it has closed above 43,000. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9 percent to finish the day at 18,502.69, spurred by a 2.4 percent increase in the shar......

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