It made it! The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) closed above 40,000 for the first time, another record close for the index. What an exciting week! And most of that excitement came in the last few minutes of the trading week. We’ll take it. After a few weeks of lethargic activity in the stock market, the optimism is back. Get the live chart. CHART 1. DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE CLOSES ABOVE 40,000. Investors will be looking for the upside momentum to continue next week.Chart source: StockCharts.com. For educational purposes. A Recap of Stock Market Activity The stock market regained its mojo on Wednesday, when inflation data came in cooler than expected. It then took a bit of a breather on Thursday and, for the most part, on Friday, but the last few minutes of the trading day did reinject some optimism, which is unusual for end-of-week trading. The stock market…
