Updated from 4:20 p.m. EDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new all-time high Wednesday, as component stocks JPMorgan Chase (JPM Quote) and United Technologies (UTX Quote) ran up after their latest quarterly earnings reports.
The Dow rose 30.80 points, or 0.24%, to 12,803.84, and exceeded its old best-ever finish of 12,786.64 set on Feb. 20. Still, of the 30 members of the index, only 11 finished with gains.
Meanwhile, the Nasdaq was hit by a slump in Internet heavyweight Yahoo! (YHOO Quote) and fell 6.45 points, or 0.26%, to 2510.50. Yahoo! disappointed investors with its earnings report after the previous close, and its shares dropped 11.8% to close at $28.31. ...
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| 10,464.40 | 1,110.63 | 2,176.05 | 32.79 |
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