The S&P500 and Nasdaq climbed to fresh record highs - Dow down -60-points or -0.21% a day after S&P/Dow Jones Indices announced an overhaul of its composition of the blue chip index (that included the removal of near 100-year member Exxon Mobil Corp (down -3.17%). Apple Inc logged its first decline in six sessions, settling -0.82% lower. Boeing Co fell -1.99%. The broader S&P500 gained +0.36% The technology-centric NASDAQ +0.76% to 11,466.17, logging its 38th record closing high of 2020. Facebook Inc rose +3.47%. In merger and acquisition (M&A) news, Cisco Systems Inc announced it intends to acquire BabbleLabs, which has developed noise-removal and speech-enhancement technology. Terms were not disclosed.
