June 08, 2017•Update: June 12, 2017
By Ovunc Kutlu
NEW YORK
Wall Street closed higher Thursday as technology stocks enjoyed big gains.
The Dow reached as high as 21,265 points during the day -- it highest level ever – before the index lost most of its gains at the close at 21,182.
The S&P was flat -- finishing at 2,433.
The Nasdaq increased 24 points to close at a record high of 6,321.
Shares of Alibaba jumped 13 percent after the Chinese e-commerce giant said it estimates revenue for its current fiscal year to increase faster than analysts expect.
Yahoo rose 10 percent after shareholders approved the $4.5 billion sale to Verizon.
