Wall Street opens at record high on fiscal aid relief, vaccine optimism

Bets that fiscal aid will speed up a vaccine-led recovery in the economy boosted sentiment in the final days of the year

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1 min read Last Updated : Dec 29 2020 | 8:22 PM IST
Wall Street’s main indexes opened at record highs on Tuesday as bets that fiscal aid will speed up a vaccine-led recovery in the economy boosted sentiment in the final days of the year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 88.1 points, or 0.29%, at the open to 30,492.07. The S&P 500 rose 14.7 points, or 0.39%, to 3750.01, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 66.0 points, or 0.51%, to 12,965.388 at the opening bell.

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