NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Investors on the US stock exchanges have become a little bolder on Thursday and have increasingly accessed stocks again. The record highs reached at the end of January are gradually getting closer. Predominantly pleasing quarterly balance sheets – especially from the technology sector – provide support. In addition, the number of initial jobless claims fell further in the last week of January, while analysts had expected an increase.
The Dow Jones Industrial rose 0.49 percent to 30,873.48 points in early trading. For the market-wide S&P 500 it rose by 0.38 percent to 3844.64 points. The technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.30 percent to 13,443.27 points./ck/he
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