Closing Bell: DuPont to Cut Jobs; Amazon Hits All-Time High

Tech names pushed the S&P 500 into positive territory for the year in one of the final sessions of 2015.

Author:: Keris Alison Lahiff
Publish date:: Dec 29, 2015 4:44 PM EST

Buzzy tech names pushed the S&P 500 into positive territory for the year in one of the final sessions of 2015. Investors typically engage in window dressing late December to present the best portfolio by year's end. The tech sector was the best performer, led by Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) which hit all-time highs on Tuesday. Amazon reached $696 a share at its session high, while Alphabet climbed to nearly $800. Whole Foods (WFM) has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve an investigation into whether it overcharged customers at its NYC stores. Officials have been looking into the company for six months as to whether it knowingly overcharged for meat, dairy and produce. DuPont (DD) climbed on reports it will eliminate around 1,700 jobs in Delaware. TheStreet's Keris LA huff reports from Wall Street.