Optimism Over Reopening Pushes Stocks Higher
Posted on AllSides May 26th, 2020
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Number of experimental vaccines under development also buoys sentiment in markets.
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday on optimism about economies reopening and the potential development of a coronavirus vaccine.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 640 points, or 2.6%, to 25112. The S&P 500 rose 2%, climbing back above 3000 for the first time since early March and above its 200-day moving average, a closely watched barometer of its strength. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1.4%.
Investors were cheering signs of economic activity resuming faster than expected across parts of the...
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