Friday 9 December 2016

America. Ku Petik Bintang Bintang

Is the 1990's hit for Kenny, Remy & Martin. The lyrics to this song goes something like this:
Kupetik bintang-bintang
Biarpun banyak halangan
Rela tempuhi segalanya
Onak yang kupijak bagai tak rasa

It was ku petik bintang bintang time in the USA, for the BULLS overnight, when something that had happened 18 years ago, came ALIVE again.

FOUR major U.S. stock-index benchmarks finished at records on the same day—something that hasn’t happened in more than 18 years, according to Dow Jones data.

the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 142.59 points to 19,757.40 points, a
record finish for the blue-chip gauge since the election. 

The S&P 500 index gained 13.34 points to
2,259.53 points the Nasdaq Composite Index  wrapped up 27.14 points  higher at a record 5,444.50 points.

The Russell 2000 index, the gauge of small-capitalisation stocks, also closed at a record of  1,388.07 points.

This is the first time all FOUR of those benchmarks scored a record close since March 16, 1998.