The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 522.09 points, or 1.26 percent, to 42,025.19. The S&P 500 added 95.38 points, or 1.70 percent, to 5,713.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 440.68 points, or ...
The blue-chip Dow was on pace to ink a milestone, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in a big way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.3%, at last check, trading near 42,030.
The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) climbed roughly 1.7%, while the Dow rose more than 1.2%, with both indexes trading at record highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC) led the gains, up roughly 2.5%.