Dec 12 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 hit a record high
on Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a tweet that
the United States was getting very close to a "big deal" with
China.
The S&P 500 .SPX was up 16.28 points, or 0.52%, at
3,157.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up
140.75 points, or 0.50%, at 28,052.05.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 38.29 points, or 0.44%,
at 8,692.34.
U.S. stocks opened modestly lower on Thursday, weighed down
by losses in Apple after Credit Suisse said iPhone shipments
sharply fell in China last month, while a U.S. tariff deadline
on Chinese imports loomed.