Thursday, January 16, 2020

U.S. Dow Jones Closes Above 29,000 For The First Time In History. S&P 500 Hits A Record Also

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

AFP: Dow, S&P 500 end at records as US and China sign long-awaited deal

Major Wall Street stock indices edged to fresh records on Wednesday while European and Asian markets mostly retreated as the United States and China signed a long-anticipated trade agreement.

Both the Dow and S&P 500 finished at all-time highs, while the Nasdaq ended barely positive. Analysts increasingly question whether valuations are getting out of control after a series of records.

"We've been on a tear since mid-October," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare, who said investors likely will wait for more earnings reports from big companies before moving significantly further.

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Update: Dow closes above 29,000 after China and U.S. sign trade truce (Reuters)

WNU editor: This is an incredible story that was totally ignored by the main stream media today.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Assume there is a market correction, a big one. Assume it comes in the hours after Trump is convicted in the senate due to a Romney, a Murkowski (A Bastard if there ever was one.), or a Snoweflake. Can Pelosi and company survive that?