Nasdaq ends at record high led by top tech companies; Microsoft's stock market value breaches USD 2 trillion for first time

The Nasdaq ended at a record high yesterday, led by top tech companies. Microsoft's stock market value breached USD two trillion for the first time. Apple, Facebook and Amazon also rallied. Investors also focused on growth stocks.   On the other hand, in a congressional hearing, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the U.S. Central Bank's intent to encourage a "broad and inclusive" recovery of the job market and not to raise interest rates too quickl...