U.S. stocks rise with Georgia elections in focus


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Jan 2021

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street's major averages finished higher on Tuesday as investors turned their focus to two high-stake Senate runoffs in the U.S. state of Georgia.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 167.71 points, or 0.55 percent, to 30,391.60. The S&P 500 was up 26.21 points, or 0.71 percent, to 3,726.86. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 120.51 points, or 0.95 percent, to 12,818.96.

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