Dow Jones index hits 23,000 points for first time

The broad-based S&P 500 was essentially flat at 2,557.96, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose less than 0.1 percent to 6,626.72. All three indices finished at records Monday.

The Dow Jones index hit 23,000 for the first time Tuesday, boosted by a spate of solid earnings reports from blue-chip companies and extending a Wall Street rally.

Near 1515 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 22,996.57, up 0.2 percent from Monday's closing price, after earlier hitting 23,002.20.

The broad-based S&P 500 was essentially flat at 2,557.96, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose less than 0.1 percent to 6,626.72. All three indices finished at records Monday.

Source:AFP