January 4 - 8, 2021 Recap

Equities Post Back-to-Back Weekly Gains
U.S. stocks advanced for a second straight week with all three major equity indices finishing at record highs as Wall Street focused on prospects for trillions more in additional stimulus, overshadowing the Democratic sweep in Congress amid chaos and death at the U.S. Capital. Following Friday’s first negative payrolls report since April, President-elect Joe Biden announced his call for a third major fiscal stimulus package, including $2,000 stimulus payments.

Weekly Performance
For the week, the S&P 500 advanced 1.88%, the Dow Industrials gained 1.61%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied 2.45%. Moreover, the small cap-focused Russell 2000 Index surged 5.93%.

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