U.S. stocks added to their record levels at the open on Thursday, helped by a flurry of strong corporate earnings reports that boosted sentiment.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 49.59 points, or 0.23 percent, to 21,760.6. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 3.9 points, or 0.15 percent, to 2,481.73. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 32.93 points, or 0.51 percent, to 6,455.67.
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Dean Popplewell
Vice-President of Market Analysis at MarketPulse
Dean Popplewell has nearly two decades of experience trading currencies and fixed income instruments.
He has a deep understanding of market fundamentals and the impact of global events on capital markets.
He is respected among professional traders for his skilled analysis and career history as global head
of trading for firms such as Scotia Capital and BMO Nesbitt Burns. Since joining OANDA in 2006, Dean
has played an instrumental role in driving awareness of the forex market as an emerging asset class
for retail investors, as well as providing expert counsel to a number of internal teams on how to best
serve clients and industry stakeholders.