Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, April 2nd. The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed up on Thursday. The S&P 500 index broke 4000 points for the first time and set a record high. The Nasdaq index rose more than 200 points for the second consecutive trading day, and the Dow stopped two consecutive losses It rose more than 170 points.

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  At 16:00 on April 1, U.S. Eastern time (4:00 on April 2, Beijing time), the Dow closed up 171.66 points, or 0.52%, to 33153.21 points; the Nasdaq closed up 233.24 points to 13,480.11 points, an increase of 1.76%; the S&P 500 index closed up 46.98 points to 4019.87 points, an increase of 1.18%, a new closing high.

The S&P 500 Index rose above the 4000-point mark for the first time and rose to 4020.63 points, a record high in the intraday session.

  Large-scale technology stocks in the US rose collectively. Apple rose 0.7%, Amazon rose 2.16%, Netflix rose 3.4%, Google rose 3.26%, Facebook rose 1.4%, and Microsoft rose 2.79%.

  US energy stocks collectively rose, Exxon Mobil rose 2.72%, Chevron rose 0.99%, ConocoPhillips rose 1.98%, Schlumberger rose 3.49%, and Occidental Petroleum rose 2.93%.

  U.S. banking stocks rose collectively. JPMorgan Chase rose 0.99%, Goldman Sachs rose 0.22%, Citigroup rose 0.49%, Morgan Stanley rose 0.59%, Bank of America rose 2.12%, and Wells Fargo rose 1.38%.

  Popular Chinese concept stocks were mixed. Youxin rose 68.38%, Qutoutiao rose 11.79%, Jinshan Cloud rose 11.75%, Youdao rose 9.03%, Pinduoduo rose 7.51%; Yibang Communication fell 11.57%, Ruineng New Energy Fell 7.38%, GSX fell 5.08%, and TouchPal fell 3.97%.

New energy auto stocks generally rose, with Weilai Auto up 1.77%, Xiaopeng Auto up 1.12%, and Ideal Auto up 1%.

  In terms of news, on March 31, local time, US President Biden delivered a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and announced a $2 trillion infrastructure plan.

The eight-year plan is part of the Biden-Harris administration's "Build Back Better" plan, which aims to rebuild America's aging infrastructure, promote electric vehicles and clean energy, and create jobs.

  In terms of data, on April 1, local time, according to US Department of Labor data, in the week ending March 27, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time in the United States was 719,000, an increase of 61,000 from the previous month.

  European stocks: The three major European stock indexes collectively closed up on the 1st.

The London Stock Market "Financial Times" average price index of 100 stocks closed at 6737.30 points, an increase of 23.67 points, an increase of 0.35%; the French Paris stock market CAC40 index closed at 6102.96 points, an increase of 35.73 points, an increase of 0.59%; Frankfurt, Germany The stock market DAX index rose 98.83 points, or 0.66%, to close at 15107.17 points.

  International oil prices: New York oil prices rose significantly on the 1st. New York light crude oil futures for delivery in May rose 2.29 US dollars to close at 61.45 US dollars per barrel; Brent June crude oil futures closed up 2.12 US dollars, or 3.38%, to 64.86 USD/barrel.

  International gold prices: The most active June gold futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange gold futures market rose 12.8 US dollars over the previous trading day to close at 1728.4 US dollars per ounce, an increase of 0.75%.

(Zhongxin Jingwei APP)