Market Wrap

Anticipation of Friday's "triple-witching" - quarterly expiration of stock options, stock index options, and futures - helped the Dow hit its fourth straight record close, up 27.15 at 8802.55, a gain of 0.31 percent. The Nasdaq also set a record, its second consecutive, finishing up 11.68 at 1799.96, an increase of 0.65 percent.

Anticipation of Friday's "triple-witching" - quarterly expiration of stock options, stock index options, and futures - helped the Dow hit its fourth straight record close, up 27.15 at 8802.55, a gain of 0.31 percent. The Nasdaq also set a record, its second consecutive, finishing up 11.68 at 1799.96, an increase of 0.65 percent.