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(Reuters) - The Nasdaq scaled a new closing high on Tuesday, but the broad market barely missed eking out a seventh day of gains as investors rotated out of large-cap tech names into other sectors expected to benefit from a proposed $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus bill.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit an all-time high early in the session on gains in Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Google-parent Alphabet Inc, which later turned lower amid a shift in portfolio allocations.
The NYSE FANG+TM index, which includes Facebook Inc, Netflix Inc and Tesla Inc, rose to an all-time high.
LONDON, Feb 9 The Dow and the S&P 500 eased from record highs today as investors digested recent gains while awaiting progress in passing a proposed US$1.9 trillion (RM7.7 trillion) stimulus plan. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, on the other hand, hit an all-time high for the fifth consecutive.
Australian shares have recovered some of yesterday's losses as bitcoin hit another record high (above $US48,000) and Wall Street took a breather after rising sharply for several days.