NY Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record high for 3 consecutive business days. New York stock market saw an increase in buying orders due to expectations for corporate performance and the outlook for the economy.
Meanwhile, in the New York crude oil market, the futures price of WTI, an international benchmark, briefly rose to the $79/barrel range for the first time in about two months during overnight trading on the 28th. The situation in the Middle East has become increasingly tense after a drone attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan killed three soldiers.