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The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange after the Dow surged past 30,000 points for the first time as receding US political uncertainty and hopes for coronavirus vaccines offset worries over spiking Covid-19 cases. After crossing the threshold in mid-day trading, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated a few times throughout the afternoon before closing at 30,046.24, up 1.5 percent. IMAGES
US equities soared on Tuesday on the heels of President-elect Joe Biden's victory. The General Services Administration confirmed it would provide the "resources and services" needed to start Biden's transition. According to Business Insider, it's a clear sign that the Trump campaign has accepted its loss in the 2020 race. The typically seamless process has been mired down by President Donald Trump's legal challenges to the election's outcome. The Dow Jones industrial average surged above 30,000 for the first time, ever marking a rapid comeback after sinking in March.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke above 20,000 points at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time Wednesday morning, setting a new record on Wall Street. The second-oldest stock market index in the US nearly reached this landmark on two previous occasions before reaching the once evasive mark at the opening bell. At the trading day's closing bell, the index had set a record high of 20,068. The DJIA, also known as the Dow 30, measures the performance of the 30 largest publicly owned companies trading in the US. Apple, Goldman Sachs and ExxonMobil are among some of those companies.
Bangalore, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- India added fewer than 30,000 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, marking the lowest daily rise in the last more than four months.The federal health ministry said 29,689 people tested positive for the virus since Monday morning, raising the total number of infections since the pandemic began to 31.4 million.It is the first time in over four months that daily cases have dipped below 30,000. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RECEIVE SHOTS OF THE VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 DURING A VACCINATION DRIVE FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange after the Dow flirted with its first-ever close above 35,000 points Monday, with US stocks turning in another record-filled session ahead of a heavy schedule of earnings releases and economic reports. IMAGES
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