Stock indexes on Friday recorded modest gains ahead of much-anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve...
Stock indexes on Friday recorded modest gains ahead of much-anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve trade differences. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.28% finished the session up 73 points, or 0.3%, at 26,599, notching a 7.2% monthly gain, and a producing a 3.4% rise for the quarter and a 14% advance over the first half of 2019. The blue-chip index's June return was its best since 1938, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
See Full Story Stocks close higher with S&P 500 up 17% for year to date ahead of U.S. - China trade talks U.S. stocks closed higher Friday with S&P 500 index up 6% for month on hopes for U.S.-China trade talks progress.
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