New Year Starts With Record Highs

The first trading week of 2017 is over, and during this time, all three major domestic indexes hit record highs.  The DOW reached 19,999.63 in intra-day trading on Friday, January 6 – just 0.37 away from achieving 20,000 for the first time.  On the same day, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ both closed at record highs.  For the week, the S&P 500 was up 1.70%, the Dow gained 1.02%, and the NASDAQ added 2.56%.  International stocks in the MSCI EAFE increased by 1.77%.

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