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market participants: U.S. equity markets closed early Wednesday, at 1 p.m, according to Market Watch. Eastern Time, and will closed on Thursday for Independence Day. Market participants also digested new U.S. job-growth estimates from ADP as well as jobless claims data that paint a conflicting picture of the labor market ahead of the much anticipated government job report, due Friday. How did the benchmarks fare The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.67% rose 179.32 points, or 0.7%, at 26,966, it's first record close since Oct. 3, while the S&P 500 index SPX, 0.77% set its third-straight record close, rising 22.81 points, or 0.8% to 2,995.82. What drove the market Two measures of U.S. labor-market strength provided investors with conflicting signals ahead of the official government estimate of job growth, due Friday morning. The Nasdaq Composite index COMP, 0.75% ended the day at an all-time high of 8,170.23, adding 61.14 points or 0.8%. The S&P also set a new intraday high of 2,995.83 while the Dow's closing level also ranks as an intraday record. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.