U.S. stocks edged up to more records.
The S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2 percent, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4 percent. All three set all-time highs.
Technology stocks helped lead the way after OpenAI announced partnerships with South Korean companies for its Stargate artificial-intelligence infrastructure project.
Fair Isaac surged to its best day in nearly three years after unveiling a program where customers can access FICO credit scores and bypass big credit bureaus.
On Thursday:
The S&P 500 rose 4.15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,715.35.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.62 points, or 0.2 percent, to 46,519.72.
The Nasdaq composite rose 88.89 points, or 0.4 percent, to 22,844.05.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 16.14 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,458.49.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 71.65 points, or 1.1 percent.
The Dow is up 272.43 points, or 0.6 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 359.98 points, or 1.6 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 24.17 points, or 1 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 833.72 points, or 14.2 percent.
The Dow is up 3,975.50 points, or 9.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 3,533.26 points, or 18.3 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 228.33 points, or 10.2 percent.
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