New York - The Nasdaq finished above 5 000 on Monday for the first time in 15 years, capping a long-running recovery in the exchange after the dot-com bubble burst spectacularly in 2000.
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 44.57 points (0.90%) to 5 008.10, finishing above 5 000 for only the third time in its history.
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 struck new records as well, as US markets marched ahead in a six-year bull run.