Dow Jones takes a step closer to record highs as it leads gains on Wall Street

Yesterday was a day of gains for all the major US stock market indexes. Those gains were led by the Dow Jones and further evidence of the rise in US stocks was no longer confined to the tech sector and the magnificent 7. The Dow closed pretty much on its highs of the day (39,769), when rising by 477 points, to end the session at 39,760. Overnight the Asian markets are once again mixed, but this time with losses in Japan countered by gains in China. The losses in the Nikkei 225 today have helped to thwart any gains for the Dow Jones futures and keep them slightly in the red this morning