S&P 500 closes at record, led by energy, tech shares
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index ended at an all-time high on Monday as growth-oriented stocks, including energy and technology, lead the way to the index’s sixth rise in the past seven sessions. Stronger-than-expected housing data also boosted the market, as did Italy’s formation of a new government, ending months of uncertainty and raising hopes for new policies to promote growth in the euro zone’s third-largest economy. Pressure has grown on the European Central Bank to lower interest rates with the euro zone mired in recession. . . .
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