Stocks powered higher on news of a trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) broke 26,000 for the first time since February, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) closed at a record high.
Today’s stock market
Index Percentage Change Point Change
Dow 1.01% 259.29
S&P 500 0.77% 22.05
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
Biotech stocks surged, with the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) rising 1.8%. The retail sector was weak; the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT:XRT) slipped 0.7%.
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