Rivkin: Wall Street resets records as trade deal drives market optimism
- Signs that the US job market is continuing to improve provided additional support to markets
- All major US markets closed in positive territory and touched on fresh record highs as optimism
- A strong report from Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) helped the S&P500 to hit a record high and the NASDAQ
- Shares of the retail giant rose 4.45% after Mastercard’s report showed US shoppers spent more online during the holiday shopping season
- Lower-than-usual trading volumes seemed to work in favour of the market and allow for a relatively slow
- The typical advance that occurs in the last few days of the year, as a result of funds adjusting year-end positions, occurred with little volatility