Group 1 - Major indexes reached new closing highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing by 172 points, or 0.4%, the S&P 500 rising by 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite up by 0.7% [1] - Despite the overall gains in major indexes, a majority of S&P 500 stocks closed lower [1] Group 2 - The Russell 2000 index experienced a decline of 0.8% from its record close on Thursday [2]