Both the S&P and the NASDAQ index closed at record levels. The NASDAQ index closed about 8 points short of the all-time record at 21713 (the closing level was at 21705).A snapshot of the closing levels shows:Dow industrial average rose and 71.67 points or 0.16% at 45636.90S&P index rose 20.46 points or 0.32% closing above the 6500 level at 6501.86NASDAQ index rose 115.02 points or 0.53% at 21705.16.Tomorrow is the last day of the trading month and also the day before a 3-day weekend in the US. For the month, the major indices are higher led by the Dow which rose by 3.41%A snapshot of the monthly gain today shows:Dow industrial average up 3.41%S&P index up 2.56%NASDAQ index up 2.76%Looking at the Magnificent 7 in the month of August, 3 of the 7 declined and teTesla was not 1 of them. In fact Tesla led the way with a 12.23% gain: Apple +2.76%Nvidia +1.26%Amazon -1.07% Meta -2.89%Microsoft -4.47%Google +10.29%Tesla +12.23% This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.