Lithium price slips again in China as Albemarle, SQM slide before the bell

U.S. stocks extended their autumn rally on Friday as investors doubled down on hopes that the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking cycle is finally reversing course. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped nearly three-quarters of a percent to finish above 46,800 – its first-ever close above the 46,000 mark – and the S&P 500 notched a modest gain to end at 6,727, also a record high close reuters.com. In fact, both the Dow and S&P set all-time intraday highs during the session investopedia.com, capping what has been a stellar week. This strength came despite a notable divergence: the Nasdaq Composite, which had been climbing in the morning, flipped into the red by the closing bell, down about 0.2% reuters.com.