Dow Jumps Above 19,000, Extending Post-election Rally
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 22, 2016 | 07:55 PM
NEW YORK, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Nov, 2016 ) - The Dow jumped above 19,000 in opening trade Tuesday for the first time as US stocks continued to rally after Republicans swept the November 8 presidential and congressional elections.
The Dow got as high as 19,007.81 shortly after the opening bell. All three major US stock indices closed at records Monday in anticipation of pro-growth policies under President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. Six minutes into trade, the Dow was at 18,992.23, up 0.2 percent.
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