Stocks Close At Record Highs As Investors Shake Off Shutdown Concerns
U.S. stocks finished at record levels Thursday as investors set aside worries over the ongoing government shutdown and continued to push major indexes higher.The S&P 500 gained 0.06 percent to end at 6,715.35. The index briefly rose 0.3 percent earlier in the day to mark a fresh intraday high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 78.62 points, or 0.17 percent, closing at 46,519.72. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.39 percent to finish at 22,844.05. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at their highest levels ...