From Wall Street Journal:



– Major indexes advanced to start the holiday-shortened trading week, with stocks looking to close out a positive year after a bruising 2022.
– The benchmark S&P 500 gained 0.4% Tuesday, leaving it within 0.5% of a record close. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 0.5%, and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, or about 159 points. The small-cap Russell 2000, which has outperformed the leading indexes in December, climbed 1.2%.
– The overall trend suggests a positive end to the trading year, with major indexes showing gains and near record closes, as the market looks to recover from a challenging 2022.



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