P Companies: Dow Jones and Index Comp

p companies: The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.81% rose 15.46 points to 8,161.85, a gain of 0.2%. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted back-to-back record closes, marking the first consecutive record finishes for the indexes since a four-day streak ended Aug. 29, according to Dow Jones Market Data, according to Market Watch. What's driving the market Earnings season continues, with 164 S&P 500 companies, including five Dow components, set to report first-quarter results in the week ahead, according to Fact Set data. What are indexes doing The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.15% rose 11.06 points, or less than 0.1%, to end at 26,554.39, while the S&P 500 index SPX, 0.10% rose climbed 3.15 points, or 0.1%, to 2,943.03, ending off its best level of the session but surpassing an intraday record of 2,940.91, set Sept. 21, which some market technicians view as a constructive development. Through the end of last week, 46% of companies reported. But the statement and Chairman Jerome Powell's remarks will be closely watched for clues to their thinking. Federal Reserve policy makers are fully expected to leave interest rates on hold when they conclude a two-day meeting on Wednesday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.