It has been a day for milestones on the S&P/ASX 200 index on Thursday.
In morning trade the benchmark index has continued its positive run and broken through the 7,000 points mark for the first time in its history.
At the time of writing the S&P/ASX 200 index is up 0.6% to 7,035.1 points.
This follows the signing of a landmark phase one trade deal between the United States and China.
What other milestones are being made on the ASX 200?
The positive investor sentiment reverberating through the market has led to a number of other milestones being made on Thursday.
Chief among them is the CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) share price. In early trade the biotherapeutics giant's shares broke through the $300 mark for the first time.
CSL's shares topped out at a record high of $300.58 before retreating slightly.
It has also been a positive day of trade for some of CSL's healthcare peers.
Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), ResMed Inc. (ASX: RMD), and Sonic Healthcare Limited (ASX: SHL) have climbed to all-time highs of their own this morning.
Cochlear's shares raced to a record of $239.99, ResMed's shares have hit a record high of $23.19, and Sonic Healthcare's shares are trading at an all-time high of $30.84.
Fellow healthcare favourite Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) is also on form. It has reached a 52-week high of $75.66 this morning.
But the gains have not been restricted to the healthcare sector. Even banking giant Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) is getting in on the action.
The shares of Australia's largest bank have climbed to a 52-week high of $84.36 on Thursday. It is joined by Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG), which has continued its positive run and hit a record high of $142.48.
