US stocks soar
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Wall Street stocks finished at new records after a jam-packed week of economic news that culminated with a solid US jobs report on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 207.11 (1.24 percent) to 16,924.28, while the broad-based S&P 500 jumped 25.87 (1.34 percent) to 1,949.44. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tacked on 78.78 (1.86 percent) to 4,321.40. The Dow and S&P 500 stand at all-time records, while the Nasdaq is at its highest level since mid-March, according to AFP.