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Asian stocks modestly higher following S&P record
SFGate It was a big round-number day for the stock market. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed a hair above 2,000 points Tuesday, 16 years after it finished above 1,000 for the first time. The move extended the stock index's record-shattering run this year. S&P 500 scores first close above 2000; data helps The S&P 500 index notched its first-ever close above 2000 on Tuesday S&P 500 index reaches a new record |