Stocks end higher; Nasdaq at new 2005 high ($SPX, $COMPQ, $INDU) By Mark Cotton NEW YORK (MarketWatch) --
U.S. stocks ended higher Thursday as positive data, a steep fall in the price of oil and a strong earnings report from Apple Computer lifted the Nasdaq to a 2005 high and the S&P 500 to its best level in four years.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) was up 72 points at an unofficial close of 10,629, its best level in four months.
The Nasdaq Composite ($COMPQ) was up 8.78 points at 2,152.89, closing just above its previous high for the year of 2,152.15 reached on January 3.
The S&P 500 ($SPX) rose 3.21 points to 1,226.50. Both the Nasdaq and the S&P have now risen six sessions in a row. |