US stocks edge to records again after solid economic data

Positive momentum continues following US-China trade agreement

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 17, 2019.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 17, 2019.
Reuters

New York: Wall Street stocks edged to records again on Tuesday following good economic data that added to positive momentum following a US-China trade agreement.

At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 28,263.63, up 0.1 per cent for its second straight record.

The broad-based S&P 500 was up a hair at 3,192.15, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.1 per cent to 8,823.36.

Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were at records for the fourth straight session.

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