 up 56 points, more than 1%, and the NASDAQ up 218 points, also more than 1%. Companies whose shares hit record highs today, we mentioned Apple, and also Walmart, Hilton, Google parent Alphabet, Royal Caribbean, TJ Maxx and Marshalls parent the TJX companies, and Eli Lilly. Investors liked that Fed Chair Jay Powell hinted an interest rate cut could likely be coming sooner rather than later. Jessica Ettinger, CNBC.