The S&P 500 index has broken records again, closing at 6,129.58 on Tuesday. It touched an intraday peak of 6,129.63 earlier, pushing its year-to-date gains to 4.5%, according to data from Google Finance.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks crept to a record as the S&P 500 nudged higher after a quiet Tuesday of trading. The main measure of Wall Street’s health rose 0.2% to finish just above its all-time closing high, set last month. Most of the stocks within the index rose as it danced around the milestone through the day.
Big Tech stocks were mostly down Monday, with Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. seeing these sharpest losses in an exchange-traded fund that holds such companies. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF,
Investors, shrugging off ongoing concerns around trade and inflation, are searching for the next catalyst to send stocks higher.