Dow Touches New Record, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip; UnitedHealth, Intel, Nvidia, More Movers; Trump to Meet Putin

Don’t look now, but the Dow is making another push for a record close.

The blue-chip index was up 121 points, or 0.3%, trading a touch above its Dec. 4 record close of 45,014.04. The index opened at its highest levels on record but has traded sideways for much of the morning.

The Dow was beating the S&P 500, which was down 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite, down 0.4%. Both indexes have marked dozens of closing highs this year, while the Dow struggled to climb back to its 2024 peak.

A majority of stocks in the Dow were actually falling, but UnitedHealth Group’s 14% gain added 231 points to the Dow on its own.