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%.