2 Outa 3 Ain’t Bad: Dow Gains 393 Points This Week as Elections, Earnings Trump Policy

Stocks soared this week as the passing of the French presidential election and strong earnings trumped the lack of details in President Donald J. Trump's tax plan . The S&P 500 gained 1.5% this week after declining 0.2% to 2,384.20 today, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.9% this week after dipping 40.82 points, or 0.2%, to 20,940.51. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.3% this week after finishing little changed at 6,047.61 today. It wasn't just the U.S. that had a wicked rally this week. The folks at Bespoke Investment Group explain: