By Katy Barnato
-- The S&P 500 rallied past 7000 for the first time shortly after Wednesday's open.
-- The broad-market gauge was up around 0.3% in recent trading, trading at around 6996.
-- That puts it on track for its fifth record close of 2026 if it holds gains. It last hit a record high yesterday.
-- The Nasdaq composite and Nasdaq-100 are also both on track to close at all-time highs. They last hit such records on Oct. 29, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
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