Dow Jumps 2.47% to Record Close, MSTR and Crypto Stocks Post Sharp Gains

U.S. stocks closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.47%, surpassing 50,000 points to set a new record close and posting a weekly gain of 2.5%. The Nasdaq rose 2.18%, though it recorded a weekly decline of 1.84%, while the S&P 500 advanced 1.97%, ending the week down 0.1% overall.According to Odaily, crypto-related stocks rallied broadly, led by MicroStrategy (MSTR), which surged 26.11%, followed by DFDV (+23.54%), MARA (+22.44%), and RIOT (+19.82%).It is reported that msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering U.S. equities and ETF-linked assets such as AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, and NVDA.