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S&P 500 closes above key 5,000 level for first time

  • The S&P 500 closed above the psychologically significant 5,000 mark for the first time, indicating significant market progress and contradicting earlier bear market and recession predictions.
  • The tech sector, particularly mega-cap stocks like Nvidia, played a key role in driving the market's upswing.
  • Stock earnings have been better than expected, with 81% of S&P companies reporting earnings above their original projections. The "Magnificent Seven" companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, and Tesla, have been driving most of the S&P gains.
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Stock market summary - Feb. 9, 2024. Wall Street hits a milestone as the S&P 500 surpasses 5,000 points amid a renewed tech rally and hopes that the Federal Reserve can soon cut interest rates, bolstering corporate earnings prospects. In parallel [...] The stock market euphoria continues as the S&P 500 closes above 5,000 points was first published in El Tiempo Latino.

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Wall Street waltzes past its latest milestone as S&P 500 closes above 5,000

More gains for U.S. stocks on Friday sent Wall Street to its latest record, milestone and winning week.

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MarketWatch broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, February 9, 2024.
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