{"id":48002,"date":"2013-10-18T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-sp-500-closes-at-yet-another-record-high\/48001\/"},"modified":"2013-10-18T16:21:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T16:21:00","slug":"stocks-end-higher-sp-500-closes-at-yet-another-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-sp-500-closes-at-yet-another-record-high\/48002\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks End Higher; S&#038;P 500 Closes at Yet Another Record High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stocks ended higher in trading on Friday, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> closing at yet another record high, as some strong corporate earnings report and speculation that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> will continue with its bond purchases at the same pace until next year lifted market sentiment. Investors\u2019 sentiment was also lifted by strong third-quarter GDP data from China.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-48002\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 0.18% higher at 15,399.65, the S&amp;P 500 ended the day 0.65% higher at 1,744.50, and the Nasdaq ended the day 1.32% higher at 3,914.28. For the week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> rose 1.07%, the S&amp;P 500 rose 2.41%, and the Nasdaq rose 3.23%.<\/p>\n<p>All sectors in the S&amp;P 500 except Healthcare ended the day in green. The gains were led by Technology sector, which ended the day 2.10% higher. Industrials ended the day 1.01% higher. Basic Materials sector rose 0.22%, while Energy sector rose 0.76%. Healthcare sector ended the day 0.24% lower.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major movers on Friday included Align Technology Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ALGN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: ALGN<\/a>), which ended the day 26.24% higher at $57.99, Google Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GOOG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: GOOG<\/a>), which ended the day 13.90% higher at $1,012.32, and Morgan Stanley (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: MS<\/a>), which ended the day 2.63% higher at $29.69.<\/p>\n<p>European markets ended mostly higher on Friday, with the FTSE 100 Index in London closing 0.71% higher, and the CAC 40 Index in Paris closing 1.09% higher. Asian markets ended on a mixed note overnight, with the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan closing 0.17% lower, and the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong closing 1.06% higher.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-sp-500-closes-at-yet-another-record-high\/48002\" data-title=\"Stocks End Higher; S&amp;P 500 Closes at Yet Another Record High\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131022043235js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-mixed-as-investors-remain-cautious-ahead-of-nonfarm-payrolls-data\/48040\"><br \/>\nStocks End Mixed as Investors Remain Cautious Ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-steady-silver-prices-rise-sharply\/48034\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Steady; Silver Prices Rise Sharply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-mixed-in-mid-day-trading-27\/48029\"><br \/>\nStocks Mixed in Mid-Day Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-index-rises-as-market-anticipates-strong-non-farm-payrolls-report\/48027\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Dollar Index Rises as Market Anticipates Strong Non-Farm Payrolls Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-trading-mixed-2\/48024\"><br \/>\nStocks Trading Mixed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-steady-silver-prices-gain-2\/48018\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Steady; Silver Prices Gain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-futures-point-to-flat-start\/48016\"><br \/>\nStock Futures Point to Flat Start<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131022043235im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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