The day’s gains were broad based but led by financial stocks, which were the top-performing sector of the day as bond yields rose. The Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) rose 51.38 points, or 0.7%, to 7,689.24, recording its third consecutive all-time closing high. Both the S&P and the Nasdaq posted a fourth straight daily advance, while the Dow has risen in three of the past four trading days.