The benchmark US indices edged their way to fresh record highs, with the Dow and S&P 500 settling above 44,000 and 6,000 respectively for the first time ever - Dow gained +304-points or +0.69% to 44,293.13. Salesforce Inc (up +6.14%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index, while Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+2.22%) and Honeywell International Inc (+2.62%) gained over >2%.