NEW YORKâThe Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record closing high on Tuesday for a second straight day as financial and industrial shares rallied, while the Nasdaq fell. The S&P 500 ended slightly weaker after hitting an intraday all-time high. Declines in shares of big growth names including Tesla Inc. weighed on the index and the Nasdaq Composite, which ended down more than 1 percent. Economically sensitive energy, financials and industrials were the leading sectors in the S&P 500, with financials eking out an all-time closing high. Helping sentiment, the World Health Organization cited increasing evidence that the coronavirus variant caused milder symptoms than previous variants. Earlier, U.S. manufacturing data for December showed some cooling in demand for goods, but investors took solace in signs of supply constraints easing. The S&P 500 bank index rose 3.5 percent in its biggest daily percentage gain in about a year. Some strategists said …
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