Markets Right Now: Major US indexes close at record highs

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
1 p.m.
Major U.S. indexes are closing at record highs on a holiday-shortened trading day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday easily beat the record it marked in October.
The S&P 500, a broader index tracked by many index funds, closed at its third straight record high, and the Nasdaq also closed at a record.
Health care and technology stocks led the gains. Merck rose 1.6% and Symantec soared 1