High-dividend stocks push US indexes to record highs
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rallying Wednesday, keeping major indexes at record highs. Bond yields are falling, and investors seeking income are buying stocks that pay large dividends, like real estate investment trusts. Stocks that do better in times of faster economic growth, like technology companies, are also climbing. Health care companies are taking steep losses after President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to reduce drug prices.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average added 178 points, or 0.9 percent, to 19,431 as of 1:30 p.m.