Dow jumps 580 points as Boeing shares rally

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-30 04:43:28|Editor: huaxia

NEW YORK, June 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished noticeably higher on Monday, boosted by solid gains in Boeing shares.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 580.25 points, or 2.32 percent, to 25,595.80. The S&P 500 was up 44.19 points, or 1.47 percent, to 3,053.24. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 116.93 points, or 1.20 percent, to 9,874.15.

Boeing shares surged 14.4 percent, leading the gainers in the 30-stock average.

All the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors closed higher, with industrials and materials up 2.36 percent and 2.03 percent, respectively, outpacing the rest.

Investors continued to eye the soaring number of coronavirus cases across the country while weighing its impact on an economic recovery.

More than 2.56 million confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States, with nearly 126,000 deaths, as of Monday afternoon, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

U.S. equities declined during the week ending Friday. The Dow dropped 3.3 percent last week, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell 2.9 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively. Enditem

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