 while ongoing economic momentum supported lower-quality issuers, with emerging market debt and U.S. high-yield bonds each gaining over 2%. Today, U.S. equities closed higher. The Dow closed up 162 points, or 0.41%, at 39,332. The NASDAQ closed up 149 points, or 0.84%, at 18,029. The S&P 500 closed up 34 points,