Fresh record closing highs for both the S&P500 and Nasdaq ahead of tonight’s key non-farm payrolls report - Dow gained +272-points or +0.78% at 35,064.25. The broader S&P500 rose +0.60% to 4,429.10, logging its 43rd record closing high of 2021. Goldman Sachs raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 4,700, representing ~6.1% upside, in part due to an improving earnings outlook. The Nasdaq advanced +0.78% to 14,895.12, with the technology-centric index recording its 27th record closing high of 2021 and first since 26 July. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 %.
