Stocks Gain, Pushing the Dow Jones Industrials Over 36,000

Stocks Gain, Pushing the Dow Jones Industrials Over 36,000
Edward Curran (L) works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 2, 2021. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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Wall Street added to its recent run of milestones today as stock indexes hit new highs again and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 36,000 points for the first time.

The Dow and benchmark S&P 500 each rose 0.4 percent. The Nasdaq gained 0.3 percent. The three indexes also notched all-time highs on Monday.