Stocks – Dow, S&P Hit New Highs on China Trade Deal Hopes

Investing.com – The stock-market party rolled on Monday with the joining the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and indexes in hitting record highs.

If there was a downside, it was that most of the gains came soon after the market opened and faded a bit by the close.

The finished up 0.42%, or 115 points, at 27,462 but the blue chips had surged more than 170 points in the first half hour of trading.

The rose 0.37% to a new record close and hit a new intraday high of 3,085.20. The added 0.56% and hit an intraday peak of 8,451.37. The finished up 0.61% after hitting an intraday record of 8.223.33.

The catalyst was the firm belief that a phase one trade deal between the United States and China is coming. It was backed up by positive comments even from China. So, maybe this time, something will happen.

But there was profit-taking, particularly among the stocks, that suggested many investors (or their algorithms) are taking a show-me attitude toward the pronouncements.

More than 270 stocks hit new highs, including Apple (NASDAQ:), Bank of America (NYSE:), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:), Deere (NYSE:), Caterpillar (NYSE:), Honeywell (NYSE:), United Technologies (NYSE:) and AT&T (NYSE:).

Boeing (NYSE:) was nowhere near a new high, but its 1.71% gain to $351.09 did contribute about 40 points to the Dow’s gain.

finished higher, although gains of 2% or higher faded to under 1%. Gold was flat.

Interest rates were higher. The Treasury yield was at 1.782% from Friday’s 1.728%.

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