Yellen Testimony Creates Stock Market Rally

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new record high after U. S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen offered a dovish testimony before the House Financial Services Committee.
Here are the numbers before the closing bell from Wednesday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:
Index Closing Point Change Percentage Change Dow Jones 21,545.73 +136.66 +0.64% S&P 500 2,445.05 +19.52 +0.80% Nasdaq 6,262.35 +69.05 +1.11%

This post was published at Wall Street Examiner on July 12, 2017.