Trade hopes propel Wall Street to records; healthcare climbs

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes closed at record levels on Friday, fueled by fresh optimism over a potential calming of U.S.-China trade tensions and by big gains in shares of healthcare companies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average () rose 221.71 points, or 0.8%, to 28,003.67, the S&P 500 () gained 23.72 points, or 0.77%, to 3,120.35 and the Nasdaq Composite () added 61.81 points, or 0.73%, to 8,540.83.

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