US stocks end at records on international trade deal progress

US stocks end at records on international trade deal progress

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Thursday after the US Senate approved a new North American trade pact, adding to the momentum from the US-China trade deal.  All three major indices finished at all-time highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.9 per cent at 29,297.57.

The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.8 per cent to close at 3,316.89, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 1.1 per cent to 9,357.13. AFP