AFP, New York :
The tech-rich Nasdaq finished above 9,000 for the first time on Thursday, powering to its 10th straight record on gains by Amazon and other tech giants.
The Nasdaq surged 0.8 percent to finish the post-holiday session at 9,022.39.
The other two major indices also finished at records in a sleepy post-Christmas trading day when overseas markets were closed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4 percent to end at 28,621.39, while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent to close at 3,230.91.
A report by Mastercard Spending Plus estimated that holiday shopping sales rose 3.4 percent this year, which was better than expected, with e-commerce taking a bigger bite of overall sales.
The tech-rich Nasdaq finished above 9,000 for the first time on Thursday, powering to its 10th straight record on gains by Amazon and other tech giants.
The Nasdaq surged 0.8 percent to finish the post-holiday session at 9,022.39.
The other two major indices also finished at records in a sleepy post-Christmas trading day when overseas markets were closed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4 percent to end at 28,621.39, while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent to close at 3,230.91.
A report by Mastercard Spending Plus estimated that holiday shopping sales rose 3.4 percent this year, which was better than expected, with e-commerce taking a bigger bite of overall sales.
