Consumer-Discretionary Xly: Index and Points

consumer-discretionary xly: The S&P 500 index SPX, 0.96% climbed 28.12 points, or 1%, at 2,945.64, barely missing its own closing record at 2,845.83, as industrials XLI, 1.21% consumer-discretionary XLY, 1.18% and communication-services XLC, 0.97% all outperformed, according to Market Watch. All 11 S&P 500 sectors finished in positive territory for the day. How did benchmarks perform The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 1.58% advanced 127.22 points, or 1.6%, at 8,164, buoyed by gains in e-commerce giant Amazon Inc., which helped the technology-laden index to carve out an all-time high and recover from a three-session stumble. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.75% rose 197.16 points, or 0.8%, to 26,504.95. The Dow, however, registered a 0.1% decline. For the week, the Nasdaq erased a weekly decline to end with a five-day climb of 0.2%, extending the index's streak to a sixth straight week, while the S&P 500 index booked a 0.2% weekly gain. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.