A late session rally lifted both the Dow and S&P500 to fresh record closing highs last Friday (9 April) albeit it was a relatively quiet session as traders eyed the earnings season kicking off later this week – Dow gained +297-points or +0.89% to 33,800.60. The broader S&P500 +0.77% to log its third straight record closing high (4,128.80) and its 20th of 2021. The Nasdaq +0.51% . Cruise operator Carnival Corp rose+2.6%, buoyed by two broker upgrades. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 index eked out a +0.04% rise.