
US Market Update
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Top 3 Facts on US Stocks at the moment
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 reachedto record closing highs.
- Tilray Inc. (TLRY) droped more than 20% after taking investors on a crazy ride during the previous session.
- Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 1% following a report the company is considering a massive expansion of its cashierless stores.
US Market Overview
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high closing price on Thursday, Sept. 20, the index's first highest peak since January. The S&P 500 also set a record, as investors assessed the risk landscape amid rising bond yields and higher crude oil prices and looked past trade war worries.
The Dow has risen more than 300% since it hit bottom price at 6,470 on March 6, 2009 in the wake of the financial crisis that rocked Global Markets 10 years ago.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.95% / 251.22 points in to end and closed at 26,656.98. The index earlier struck a new intraday record high of 26,697.49. The S&P 500 rose 0.78% to close at 2,930.75; its intraday was 2,934.80. The Nasdaq was up 0.98%.