The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday rallied by more than 200 points, putting the benchmark a quarter of the way from breaching 26,000, just 24 hours after marking a round-number milestone at 25,000. The Dow was up about 220 points, or 0.9%, at 25,294, with the S&P 500 index rising 0.7% at 2,742 and the Nasdaq Composite Index climbing by 0.8% at 7,136. All three main benchmarks are set to end the session at all-time highs, with the trio ringing up gains in the first week of trade in 2018.
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