Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Tuesday, adding to the market’s solid gains from a day earlier, as investors wager that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy, as some initially feared. he S&P 500 rose 2.1% for its biggest gain since March.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 rose 95.08 points, or 2.1%, to 4,686.75.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 492.40 points, or 1.4%, to 35,719.43.
The Nasdaq rose 461.76 points, or 3%, to 15,686.92.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 50.31 points, or 2.3%, to 2,253.79.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 148.32 points, or 3.3%.
The Dow is up 1,139.35 points, or 3.3%.
The Nasdaq is up 601.44 points, or 4%.
The Russell 2000 is up 94.48 points, or 4.4%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 930.68 points, or 24.8%.
The Dow is up 5,112.95 points, or 16.7%.
The Nasdaq is up 2,798.63 points, or 21.7%.
The Russell 2000 is up 278.93 points, or 14.1%.
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