U.S. stocks ended the Sept. 20 session mixed but registered notable gains for the week, fueled by the Federal Reserve initiating the easing cycle with a significant interest rate cut.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 38.17 points, or 0.09 percent, to close the Sept. 20 trading session at 42,063.36, a new all-time high. The 30-stock index posted a weekly boost of 1.62 percent, lifting its year-to-date gain to nearly 12 percent.
