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The S&P 500 set another record high on Monday as the market continued to rise in the final days of August.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE MON, AUG 30, 2021 EVENING BRIEF AS OF MON, AUG 30, 2021 • 04:51 ET DJIA 35399.84 -0.16% -55.96 S&P 500 4528.79 +0.43% +19.42 NASDAQ 15265.89 +0.90% +136.39   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 153.12 +4.52 +3.04% MSFT 303.59 +3.87 +1.29% INTC 53.94 +0.05 +0.09% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 153.12 +4.52 +3.04% AMD 111.32 -0.08 -0.07% BAC 41.66 -0.83 -1.95% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 153.12 +4.52 +3.04% AMD 111.32 -0.08 -0.07% NVDA 226.88 +0.52 +0.23%   EDITOR'S NOTE Strength in the technology sector pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to new records on Monday.   With the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole summit behind us, investors saw a green light to buy tech stocks. Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled last week that bond tapering could start this year, but the central bank is in no rush to raise interest rates.   Wedbush told clients it believes "Fedspeak and messaging coming out of Jackson Hole is very bullish for tech stocks with an 'all clear for risk-on assets' in the near-term led by tech stocks."   The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 4,528.79 and the Nasdaq Composite popped 0.9% to 15,265.89 on Monday. All of the so-called FAANG stocks closed in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 55 points.    "The S&P trading above 4,500 further clinches the case that the US economy is powering ahead," Ed Hyman, Evercore ISI chairman and founder told clients in a note. Hyman added that second quarter nominal GDP's surge of 13%, signals that business spending will be stronger.   "Consumer wealth is explosive, with both stock prices and house prices surging. And consumers still have $2t in excess saving. Inventory rebuilding is at work with added power from paring back of just-in-time. Looking out a bit, if/when Delta drags recede, reopening will lift economic activity in 2022," added Hyman.   Investors are awaiting Friday's August jobs report. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect 750,000 jobs were created in August and the unemployment rate fell to 5.2%. Maggie Fitzgerald | CNBC Markets Reporter @mkmfitzgerald TOP NEWS  S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs as Wall Street looks for strong finish to August PayPal is exploring a stock-trading platform for U.S. customers Tropical storm Ida leaves more than 1 million without power; one death confirmed The U.S. has completed its Kabul evacuation effort, ending 20-year war in Afghanistan As Warren Buffett turns 91, the legendary investor prepares Berkshire Hathaway for a new economy Morgan Stanley is recommending a barbell strategy to play the market. Here's what that means Zoom shares drop as growth slows Robinhood tanks after SEC chair tells Barron's banning payment for order flow is a possibility CDC scientist says there's limited data to evaluate Covid booster doses for general population Oil, gasoline prices rise as Ida kicks hurricane season into a higher gear   TOP VIDEO Coinbase mistakenly notified users that security settings had been changed   CNBC PRO John Paulson says inflation will shoot much higher, and he's positioning with energy and gold bets   SPECIAL REPORTS The national eviction ban is over. But renters still can't be forced out in these states The U.S. has completed its Kabul evacuation effort, ending 20-year war in Afghanistan   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS