S&P 500 begins second half of 2021 at new peak

Dividers are seen inside a trading post on the trading floor as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) prepares to resume trading on May 22, 2020. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Reuters, 1 July – On Thursday, the S&P 500 index opened the second half of the year at new highs after data revealed fewer-than-expected weekly jobless claims, while Walgreens rose after raising its annual profit forecast. At the outset, the S&P 500 (.SPX) climbed 3.2 points, or 0.08 percent, to a new high of 4,300.73. At the outset, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) increased 4.8 points, or 0.01 percent, to 34,507.32, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) fell 10.3 points, or 0.07 percent, to 14,493.69. Devik Jain contributed reporting from Bengaluru, and Arun Koyyur edited the piece. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles are our standards./nRead More