S&P 500, Nasdaq End on Record Highs

The Dow also jumps 51 points
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jul 26, 2019 3:08 PM CDT
S&P 500, Nasdaq End on Record Highs
In this July 19, 2019, file photo, specialist Mark Otto, left, and trader Fred DeMarco work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stock indexes rose Friday following strong profit reports from Google's parent company, Twitter, and other big corporations, per the AP. A government report also showed that US economic growth slowed in the spring, down to an annual pace of 2.1%, but it was still stronger than economists expected. For the day, the S&P 500 rose 22 points to 3,025, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51 points to 27,192, and the Nasdaq composite rose 91 to 8,330. The closes for the S&P and Nasdaq were record highs. (More stock market stories.)

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