Dow notches its first record in nearly two months as Santa Claus rally continues

Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs.

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Dow Nasdaq S&P +90.42   -15.51   +6.71 36,488.63   15,766.22   4,793.06 +0.25%   -0.10%   +0.14% YTD +19.22%   YTD +22.33%   YTD +27.61%

Biggest Winners Pultegroup Inc +2.43%   Dollar General Corp +2.30%   Catalent Inc +2.17%   Autozone Inc +2.14% Biggest Losers Nielsen Holdings PLC -1.56%   Twitter Inc -1.54%   Schlumberger NV -1.53%   Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd -1.51%

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Key Market Stats Latest Today's Change Oil $76.59 +0.61 / +0.80% Gold $1,804.70 -6.20 / -0.34% 10-yr 1.54% +0.06 Euro $1.13 +0.00 / +0.30%

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