Wall Street Journal is reluctantly celebrating.
The Dow traded above 36000 in the morning, then ended the day at a new high. Investors are awaiting earnings and more clarity on the Fed’s interest-rate plans.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly jumped above 36000 Monday morning, hitting 36009.74 in the first 15 minutes of trading. It was up about 0.4% later in the morning, to about 35946.
If the index closes above 36,000, it will be the Dow’s sixth 1,000-point milestone of the year, the most in a single year on record. In January, the Dow closed above 31,000 for the first time.
I don’t see too much concern creeping into the market and that’s because earnings season has been a pretty strong one and most companies are seeing strong demand,” said Seema Shah, chief strategist at Principal Global Investors.