On Wall Street, a Clean Sweep on Records

Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq close at all-time highs
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jul 2, 2021 3:07 PM CDT
It's a Day for Records on Wall Street
A hiring sign is displayed at Firestone Complete Auto Care store in Arlington Heights, Ill.   (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Stocks finished in record territory on Friday after a report showed the nation’s job market was even stronger last month than expected, per the AP. The Dow rose 152 points to 34,786, the S&P 500 rose 32 points to 4,352, and the Nasdaq rose 116 points to 14,639. All the gains were under 1%, but all set records for all-time-high closings, notes MarketWatch. The S&P is now riding a seven-day winning streak, which CNBC notes is its best stretch in nearly a year.

Economists took the jobs report as a sign that workers will indeed come back into the labor force as more people get vaccinated and the pandemic eases. Perhaps more importantly for markets, some said the numbers likely mean the Federal Reserve can stay on the course it’s set, keeping interest rates low for a while longer to support the economy. US markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Independence Day. (More stock market stories.)

Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X