- The record-long bull market run capped another milestone on Wednesday as the S&P 500 jumped above 3,000 for the first time, nearly five years after the index hit 2,000 on August 26, 2014.
- Stocks in the tech sector powered the historic rally since August 26, 2014, including Nvidia (+728) and Advanced Micro Devices (+707), as well as FANGs - Amazon (+489%) and Netflix (+455%) - while oil companies were among the laggards.
- Medical implant manufacturer Abiomed led the herd by far, surging a whopping 909%, while fifth best was MarketAxess, which climbed 487% on a rising tide of interest in electronic bond trading on Wall Street.