S&P 500 notches fifth straight record closing high, fifth straight quarterly gain

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 210.22 points, or 0.61%, to 34, 502.51, the S&P 500 gained 5.7 points, or 0.13%, to 4, 297.5 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 24.38 points, or 0.17%, to 14, 503.95.

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 nabbed its fifth straight record closing high on Wednesday as investors ended the month and the quarter by largely shrugging off positive economic data and looking toward Friday's highly anticipated employment report.

In the last session of 2021's first half, the indexes were languid and range-bound, with the blue-chip Dow posting gains, while the Nasdaq edged lower.