Urgent: Dow soars over 200 points ahead of Senate vote on tax reform

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks traded higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking the 24,000 points for the first time ever, as investors were optimistic about the prospects for a tax reform plan.

At midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 247.50 points, or 1.03 percent, to 24,188.18. The S&P 500 rose 21.47 points, or 0.82 percent, to 2,647.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 52.60 points, or 0.77 percent, to 6,876.99. Enditem