Dow, S&P rally to record highs, Boeing, Google lead

Oracle Corp. cloud sales missed estimates

Stocks hit record highs a day after President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan which cleared Congress on Wednesday.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 32237.53 +132.28 +0.41%
SP500 S&P 500 3970.99 +22.27 +0.56%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 11823.960139 +36.56 +0.31%

The Dow was ralllied 188 points, or 0.58%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.04% and 2.52%, respectively. Both the Dow and the S&P ended at all-time highs.

Boeing and Google two of the session's leading stocks, along with the Russell 2000, a basket of U.S. focused companies, closed at a fresh record.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
BA THE BOEING CO. 197.53 -0.37 -0.19%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC. 105.44 -0.16 -0.15%
IWM ISHARES TRUST RUSSELL 2000 ETF 171.78 +1.58 +0.93%

The gains, which occurred as bond yields ease, came a day after the Dow closed above 32,000 for the first time.

The further easing of bond yields had high-flying technology stocks, including Tesla, outperforming.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
TSLA TESLA INC. 190.41 -1.81 -0.94%

In earnings, Oracle Corp. posted cloud revenue that fell short of expectations but its sales of more than $10 billion put the company on track for a record year. The enterprise software company increased its dividend payout and the size of its share repurchase program.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
ORCL ORACLE CORP. 88.01 +0.23 +0.26%
AMC AMC ENTERTAINMENT 4.47 0.00 0.00%

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. reported stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue and said as of Friday about 90% of its U.S. theaters have reopened. The company said COVID-19 vaccines and a number of blockbuster releases will lift sales this year.

Meanwhile, Coupang LLC surged 81% in their opening trade on the New York Stock Exchange. The so-called Amazon of South Korea opened at $63.50 per share after pricing at $35 on Wednesday evening.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
CPNG COUPANG 15.29 +0.68 +4.65%
RBLX ROBLOX CORP. 43.43 +1.36 +3.23%

Shares of video game maker Roblox Corp. were sharply higher after a filing showed investment manager Cathie Wood purchased more than 50,000 shares during its New York Stock Exchange debut. The stock gained 54% on Wednesday, closing at $69.50 after setting a reference price of $45.

In commodities, West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $1.58 to $66.02 per barrel and gold gained 80 cents to $1,722.30 an ounce.

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In Europe, France’s CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX 30 rallied 0.72% and 0.2%, respectively, after the European Central Bank said it would purchase bonds at a "significantly faster" pace than the curent level. Elsewhere in the region, Britain’s FTSE 100 ticked higher by 0.17%.

Asian markets rallied across the board with China’s Shanghai Composite advancing 2.36%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbing 1.65% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 adding 0.6%.