U.S. stocks trade near records, powered by stimulus hopes and energy sector gains
Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq end at records, powered by stimulus hopes and energy sector gains MarketWatch 2/8/2021 © Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images MARKET SNAPSHOT Stock benchmarks finished at new records Monday, as investors piled into energy stocks and penciled in another potential round of aid spending out of Washington. How did major benchmarks perform? The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 237.52 points, or 0.8%, to end at a record 31,385.76, its fifth record close of the year and its first since Jan. 20. The S&P 500 advanced 28.76 points, or 0.7%, to close at a reco...