The S&P 500 and Dow booked fresh record closing highs, shrugging off some weak consumer confidence data and buoyed by the latest stimulus measures from China’s central bank - Dow added +84-points or +0.20% to 42,208.22, marking the 30-stock indice’s 31st record close of 2024. Caterpillar Inc (up +3.98%) was the leading Dow component overnight.
