Wall Street rally holds strong as S&P 500 beats December record high - New York’s S&P 500 index moved about 0.8% higher to surpass last month’s intra-day record high.

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The S&P 500 climbed to 6,100 for the first time during Wednesday's session. Traders cheered strong earnings and an AI initiative Trump announced on Tuesday.

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 surging to a new all-time high during the session.

Of the S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 79% have beat estimates, according to FactSet data.

Wall Street's indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video provider Netflix's quarterly report and President Donald Trump's private-sector artificial intelligence infrastructure investment plan.

S&P 500 and Dow Jones continued to advance, boosted by strong earnings reports. President Trump announces major AI investment drive called Stargate. The Dow Jones has risen approximately 6% since January 13, and is approaching overbought territory on the RSI. Time for a pause?

With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Cadence Bank (CADE) was up 4.5% in pre-market trading, and Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) was up 3.4%.

S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq aren’t trading but futures were up. Hang Seng, Nikkei, FTSE 100 and DAX were also rising.

Market surges on AI Stargate initiative & strong earnings. S&P 500 hits record high of 6,100 points, led by tech giants & semiconductor stocks.

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