Market Extra: The Dow ends above 31,000, logging fastest 1,000-point climb to new milestone in 2 years

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday close at a psychologically significant 31,000 milestone, marking the first such round-number level for the benchmark since November, and its fastest pace of traversing 1,000 points in about two years.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday close at a psychologically significant 31,000 milestone, marking the first such round-number level for the benchmark since November, and its fastest pace of traversing 1,000 points in about two years.