U.S.
stocks advanced, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record close, as
Federal Reserve officials said economic weakness warrants continued stimulus
and investors await data this week on jobs and growth.
Microsoft
Corp. climbed 4.2 percent as Nomura Holdings Inc. said the software company may
exit its money-losing consumer business under a new chief executive officer.
Ralph Lauren Corp. rallied 5.5 percent after the apparel maker boosted the
lower end of its sales forecast and increased its dividends. Tesla Motors Inc.
tumbled 15 percent as its vehicle sales missed some analysts’ estimates.
The
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 0.4 percent to 1,770.49 at 4 p.m. in New
York, within two points of its all-time closing high. The Dow added 128.66
points, or 0.8 percent, to 15,746.88, surpassing its previous closing record of
15,680.35 on Oct. 29. About 6.1 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges,
3 percent above the three-month average.
The
S&P 500 has surged 24 percent this year, heading for the best annual
performance since 2003, as corporate earnings beat forecasts and the central
bank maintained stimulus measures.
(Source: bloomberg)
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