NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 hitting fresh records, as equities continued their march upward after the presidential election of Donald Trump and a new high for transportation stocks added to the bullish tone.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 297.84 points, or 1.55 percent, to 19,549.62, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 29.12 points, or 1.32 percent, to 2,241.35 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 60.76 points, or 1.14 percent, to 5,393.76.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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