All told, the S&P 500 rose 37.13 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 130.92 and the Nasdaq composite jumped 252.56.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) continues to lean into the bullish on Wednesday, climbing around 100 points and inching towards 44,200 as equities tilt into the buy button. There aren’t any particular reasons for a fresh bull run to kick off, but investors aren’t finding any particular reason for a turn into the bearish side, either.

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Among the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components, there are two historically cheap brand-name companies, as well as a new member that's priced for perfection in an imperfect industry.

The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) was little changed, coming off a three-day win streak that saw the benchmark index close Wednesday on the cusp of setting a new all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) traded 0.2% higher, with a record not far off.

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U.S. stock futures edged lower in early action Thursday as traders took a breather after three days of gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 23 points, or 0.1%, to 44330. S&P 500 futures dropped 11 points,

Investors are appraising the likely impact of Trump's orders on stocks on the first trading day after the inauguration.

Netflix, Oracle and other tech stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around AI's moneymaking prospects.

Netflix shot up 14.6% after it reported adding nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter and it topped sales and profit targets. The video streaming service’s expansion into live programming appears to be paying off as it wrapped up its best year ever with more than $40 billion in revenue.

The broad based index finished the trading day up over 0.5%, securing its first all-time closing high of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) popped around 0.9%, but was unable to secure its own record, while the Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC) recovered from earlier losses to close up about 0.2%.