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Updated from 4:08 p.m. EDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved nearer to setting a record high Wednesday, but the index, pressured late by rising oil prices, ended about 30 points shy of its best-ever close.
By adding 19.85 points, or 0.17%, to 11,689.24, the Dow had the second-highest finish in its history. The S&P 500 ticked up 0.25 point, or 0.02%, to 1336.59, and the Nasdaq Composite ended ahead by 2.05 points, or 0.09%, to 2263.39, having been up by as many as 15 points earlier.
For the Dow, its top close was just below 11,723 on Jan. 14, 2000. The all-time intraday mark of around 11,752 was set two days before the record finish. ...
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,358.52 | 1,097.39 | 2,151.60 | 32.22 |
Oil *
77.30
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105.88
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13.24
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24.45
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0.57
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10 Yr
3.22%
SPDR Gold
115.31
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-1.01%
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-1.19%
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-1.12%
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-1.74%
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