NEW YORK, May , 2021 (AFP) – Major Wall Street indices finished at fresh records Friday after disappointing US jobs data fueled confidence of continued fiscal and monetary support as the economy recovers from Covid-19.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 0.7 percent at 34,777.76, its third straight record.
The broad-based S&P 500 also finished at an all-time high, up 0.7 percent at 4,232.60, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.9 percent to 13,752.24.