Stocks trading higher in early trading. Shortened trading day with a close at 1 PM

The major US stocks are trading higher in early US trading:

• Dow Industrial Average: 42,923.11, up 16.16 points (+0.04%)
• S&P index: 5,987.45, up 13.38 points (+0.22%)
• Nasdaq index: 19,840.36, up 75.47 points (+0.38%)
• Rusell 2000 index: 2,236.7892, down 0.6471 points (-0.03%)

In specific stock news:

• Apple has traded at a new record high at $257.00
• Palantir has traded at a new record high at $83.68

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.