on Thursday, after breaching the 20,000 milestone a day earlier. ET (1439 GMT) the Dow Jones industrial averageon Thursday. "Today is about earnings and part of the Dow reaching the 20,000 milestone is because of strong earnings," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial in New York. "Sure, Trump's initiatives have been an element in the rise but the fundamentals of the market remain strong. On the Nasdaq, 1,227 issues rose and 1,001 fell.The S&P 500 index showed 40 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 75 new highs and four new lows.

Source: Economic Times January 26, 2017 16:49 UTC