Dow Jumps Over 400 Points; AstraZeneca Shares Rise After Q2 Earnings
Dow Jones up 0.80% to 52,361.92, NASDAQ up 0.23% to 25,024.65, S&P 500 up 0.28% to 7,432.59. Communication services up 2.5%, energy down 1.84%.
The stock market went up a little today, and AstraZeneca (a big medicine company) did well with its recent earnings report, which made its stock price rise. When a company's earnings are good, people feel a bit more confident about buying stocks, which can lift the whole market up.
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