S&P 500 closes at record high as traders keep rate-cut bets


The Dow rose 235.74 points, or 0.61%, to 39,005.4. The S&P 500 gained 57.3 points, or 1.12%, at 5,175.24 and the Nasdaq added 246.36 points, or 1.54%, at 16,265.64.

NEW YORK: US stocks ended sharply higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 registering a record high close as Oracle shares surged and consumer price data failed to dampen investors' hopes of interest rate cuts in the coming months.

Shares of Oracle jumped 11.7% and reached a record high, a day after it reported upbeat quarterly results and said it is set to make a joint announcement with artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia.

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