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dow: Check out Here's when markets will be closed for Christmas and the New Year How did stock indexes trade The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.28% rose 78.13 points, or 0.3%, at 28,455, the S&P 500 index SPX, 0.49% added 15.85 points, or 0.5% to 3,221.22, while the Nasdaq Composite index COMP, 0.42% picked up 37.74 points, or 0.4%, at 8,924.96, according to Market Watch. The Dow, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite index all ended at record closing highs. The benchmark S&P 500 index rose for seven of the last eight days and has now risen for four consecutive weeks. Year-to-date the Dow is up 21.98%, the S&P 500 up 28.55 and the Nasdaq up 34.51% On Thursday, the Dow rose 137.68 points, or 0.5%, to a record 28,376.9 close, while the S&P 500 index gained 14.23 points, or 0.5%, at 3,205.37, its all-time high. What drove the market The Commerce Department's third estimate of third-quarter GDP, published Friday, left growth unchanged 2.1%, with strong consumer spending offset by weaker business investment in inventories. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 59.48 points, a gain of 0.7%, at 8,887.22, extending its seventh-day winning streak and setting another record. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.