The Nasdaq Composite Index rallied to a record on Monday, breaking above the 7,000 level for the first time in its history. The index rose 0.9%, or 63 points, to hit an intraday record of 7,000.96. Among the biggest boosts to the index was Apple Inc. , the largest U.S. stock by market capitalization, which rose 1.4%. Alphabet Inc. , the parent company of Google, rose 1% on the day while Amazon.com Inc. was up 0.9%. The gains came on growing confidence congressional Republicans will succeed in getting a major tax bill passed this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% to 24,835 while the S&P 500 was up 0.7% at 2,693. Thus far this year, the Nasdaq is up 30%, boosted in large part by the outperformance of large-cap technology and internet stocks.
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