* Crypto stocks climb as bitcoin briefly surges past $50,000 (Adds details on stock and index moves, closing trading volume)

US STOCKS-Stimulus hopes drive Dow to closing peak but interest rate worries loom  Reuters

* Indexes: Dow up 0.06%, S&P down 0.1%, Nasdaq slips 0.4% (Adds comment; updates market prices)

Summary List PlacementEnergy stocks were up broadly on Tuesday as frigid temperatures that swept across the country led to a surge in demand for energy, causing prices to jump.  The historic blast of winter weather has roiled energy markets, sending spot pric…

Summary List PlacementThis past year has been a wild ride for the stock market.   And it is mostly due to the pandemic that has caused sharp market movements, double-digit gains in some stocks, and an increase in retail trading. While the entire market was im…

* Futures up: Dow 0.52%, S&P 0.45%, Nasdaq 0.48% (Adds comment; updates market prices)

U.S. stock index futures hit record highs on Tuesday with investors piling into economically sensitive stocks such as energy and banks on hopes of more fiscal aid to lift the world's biggest economy from a coronavirus-driven slump.

Australian shares advanced on Monday, bouncing back from last week's losses, as Wall Street's record finish on Friday and positive domestic corporate earnings boosted investor sentiment.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq set record closing highs on Friday as investors bought energy, financial and materials shares and sold big tech stocks in anticipation of new fiscal aid from Washington to help the economy recover. Fred Katayama reports.

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday as energy stocks declined while investors booked profits after a rally on bets of fiscal stimulus and a vaccine-fueled bounce back in the economy.

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday as energy stocks declined while investors booked profits after a rally on bets of fiscal stimulus and a vaccine-fueled bounce back in the economy.

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Summary List PlacementUS stocks so far in 2021 have performed at their strongest pace in nearly 10 years relative to the bond market, buoyed by anticipation of further recovery in the world's largest economy after taking a hit from the COVID-19 health crisis.…

Mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in energy sector firms have seen the highest money flows in three months in the week ended Feb. 10, Refinitiv Lipper data showed, as oil prices rise on hopes of a global economic recovery.

U.S. stock index futures gained on Thursday, just shy of new all-time highs as investors looked to data that is expected to show a fourth consecutive decline in weekly jobless claims.

Geneva-based Pictet Group's asset management arm expects the S&P 500 to rise 10% from its current levels, with improving economic growth and easy monetary policy helping to extend its rally.

Geneva-based Pictet Group's asset management arm expects the S&P 500 to rise 10% from its current levels, with improving economic growth and easy monetary policy helping to extend its rally.

Australian shares egded down on Thursday, as a slump in technology stocks following overnight losses in their Wall Street peers outweighed gains in Newcrest Mining and Telstra on upbeat half-year reports.

Stocks were flat in early trading in Asia on Thursday as investors kept tapping the brakes on runs in asset prices after taking in tepid U.S. inflation data and comments from the Federal Reserve chief affirming the outlook for a slow recovery.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged slightly lower on Wednesday as energy and financials rose and some big tech stocks fell amid a rotation in portfolio holdings. Fred Katayama reports.

* Oil extends recent rally (New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments to U.S. close)

Asian stocks hit a record high on Wednesday, as upbeat earnings, hopes of a large U.S. fiscal stimulus and progress in vaccinations fanned optimism about a global recovery from the pandemic.

Asian stocks inched higher on Wednesday, as upbeat Wall Street earnings and optimism about a global recovery supported sentiment, although concerns about the sustainability of a recent risk rally are likely to cap gains.

* Indexes: Dow down 0.26%, S&P dips 0.10%, Nasdaq up 0.18% (Adds comment, details; updates prices)

A squeeze of short positions looks set to drive a further rally in the S&P 500 index, Citi said, as hopes for big fiscal stimulus drove the U.S. equity benchmark to new record highs.