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US stocks closed higher: all three major indexes rose more than 1%, with cryptocurrency stocks leading the gains.
April 18, 2026
CoinFeed News
CoinFeed, April 18th - According to Cailian Press, the three major US stock indexes all closed higher. The Nasdaq rose 1.52%, marking its 13th consecutive trading day of gains and setting a new record, its longest winning streak since 2013, with a cumulative weekly gain of 6.84%. The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, also a record high, with a cumulative weekly gain of 4.54%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.79%, with a cumulative weekly gain of 3.19%. Popular tech stocks generally rose, with Tesla up over 3%, Apple and Broadcom up over 2%, and Nvidia, Google, and Meta up over 1%. Travel services and cryptocurrency stocks led the gains, with COIN (Coinbase) up 3.26% and MSTR (Strategy) up 11.80%.