2 Key Things Investors Missed in the Stock Market Rally This Week

Friday closed the week on a positive note for the stock market, with market participants seeing no reason to curb their enthusiasm about the future. With Washington politicians once more getting close to making a deal for more economic support, and with most investors perfectly willing to shrug off what's been a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases in many states across the nation, stocks added nice gains to their advance from Monday to Thursday. With today's gains, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) were up between 3% and 4% for the week, while the Nasdaq Composite fared best of all, rising more than 4.5% since Oct. 2.

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