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The Nasdaq Composite extended its climb into record territory on Wednesday notching its 33rd record of 2021, despite an August private-sector employment report coming in below forecasts, which puts Friday’s monthly government jobs report and the timing for tapering of the Federal Reserve’s bond purchases in focus. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.33% closed 0.3% higher at a record close at around 15,309, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.03% finished less than 0.1% higher at 4,524, on a preliminary basis, missing its Aug. 30 record by 4 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.14% ended lower, down 0.1%, at 35,312, pressured lower by declines in Caterpillar Inc. CAT, -1.39% and Amgen Inc. AMGN, -0.96%.
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