the sp 500 on tuesday notched its 50th record close of 2021 as economicallysensitive stocks lifted the market shares of banks oil producers and companies in the travel industry helped power the stockmarket rally the broad us equity index rose 670 points or 01 to 448623 its ninth record this month the dow jones industrial average added 3055 points or 01 to 3536626 the techheavy nasdaq composite gained 7715 points or 05 to 1501980 its first close above 15000 meme stocks also rallied companies that are favorites among retail traders including gamestop and amc surged 28 and 20 respectively while other names including blackberry koss and naked brand group also jumped the rally marks a reversal from the group’s recent performance before tuesday many meme stocks in recent weeks have seen relatively muted daily moves a catalyst behind tuesday’s jump wasn’t immediately clear