Like much of the stock market on Wednesday, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) shares soared along with broad gains in tech and chips stocks. Investors applauded Donald Trump's election victory Tuesday night, expecting tax cuts and looser regulations to encourage business investment and profit growth.

Stocks closed at record highs on Friday, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq 100 all notching their biggest weekly gain of the year.

The Dow crossed 44,0000 for the first time ever as stocks were on track for their best week in a year on optimism that President-elect Donald Trump's policies will boost the economy.

The blue-chip Dow closed up 259.65 points, or 0.59%, to a record high 43,988.99, and the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index finished up 22.44 points, or 0.38%, to an all-time high of 5,995.54. The S&P 500 and Dow are both about 4.

A Trump victory sent stock investors into beast buying mode, which was broad in nature with most sectors seeing big gains, minus the more defensive areas.

Donald Trump’s election victory made for a seismic week on Wall Street — but investors should guard against getting pulled into emotionally charged market narratives that might not endure.

Friday capped a historic week for U.S. politics and the stock market, with the Presidential election finally coming to an end with Donald Trump as the victor. The S&P 500 (SP500) crossed the 6,000-point milestone for the first time as well this week.