(Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 22,000 for the first time on Wednesday, marking the fourth round-number milestone achieved since Donald Trump was elected president. In that time, the Dow has added $700 billion in value. The move represents the seventh fastest thousand-point surge between round-number milestones in the gauge's history.
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