Year Holidays: Points and Tuesday Dow

year holidays: Check out Here are the markets closed for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year holidays How are benchmarks performing The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.08% rose 105.94 points or 0.37% to 28,621.39 and has gained for 9 of the past 11 trading days to post a year-to-date rise of 22.69%. The S&P 500 SPX, 0.00% gained 16.53 points, or 0.51%, to 3,239.91 for a year-to-date return of 29.24%. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.17% rose 69.51 points, or 0.78%, to a new record at 9,022.39 after posting a record close for a 10th straight day, the longest winning streak since July 1997, according to Market Watch. Year-to-date the Nasdaq has risen 35.98% Most major markets were closed on Wednesday for Christmas, but on Tuesday the Dow retreated 36 points, or 0.1%, to end at around 28,515.45. Amazon led the market up, with the stock gaining more than 4% after the e-commerce giant said the holiday shopping season broke all records. The S&P 500 SPX, 0.00% shed 1 point to finish around 3,223.38. What's driving the market Stocks typically rise in the last few days each year during the so-called Santa Claus rally as funds adjust year end positions. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 7 points, or 0.1%, to end at 8,952.88. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.