December 5, 2020 5:35 PM

Wall Street's main indexes rise to all-time highs

Wall Street's main indexes rose to all-time highs yesterday as data showing the slowest U.S. jobs growth in six months raised investors' expectations for a new fiscal relief bill to help revive the Coronavirus-hit economy.   The S&P 500 surged 0.9 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.8 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite index gained 0.7 per cent.