Dow ends above 25,000 for 1st time, extending US stocks rally

THURSDAY, JANUARY 04, 2018
Dow ends above 25,000 for 1st time, extending US stocks rally

The Dow finished above 25,000 points for the first time Thursday as strong employment data extended a stocks rally already boosted by the recent US tax reform.

At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6 percent to close at 25,073.24.

The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.4 percent to 2,723.88, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.2 percent to 7,076.02, both adding to records from Wednesday.