Thursday, September 26th, 2024The S&P 500 notched a new all-time closing high Thursday, rising by +23 points or +0.40%, to 5745. And it was the laggard among major stock market indexes for the session: the Dow grew +260 points, +0.62%, while the Nasdaq gained +108, +0.60%, and the small-cap Russell 2000 +0.57% on the day.China Stimulus Brings Big GainsNew stimulus policies in China have helped spur some of that country’s biggest stocks notably higher today — and for the week. The big gains began on Tuesday ...