WASHINGTON: US stocks have kicked off the fourth quarter trading session in record territory, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite scoring a hat trick of new lifetime highs.
The S&P 500 opened 0.1 per cent higher at 2,521.71 while the Dow and the Nasdaq both tacked on 0.2 per cent within minutes of trading to hit 22,443.75 and 6,511.08 respectively. The gains on the S&P were led by tech and utilities, whose advances helped offset a 1.6 per cent drop in the energy sector.
