Stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, enough to nudge the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite to more records.
The S&P 500 rose 0.3 percent Thursday, and the Nasdaq edged up 0.1 percent. It was the second all-time high in a row for the Nasdaq.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4 percent. Delta Air Lines led a rally in airline stocks after issuing a solid outlook for the rest of 2025.
Delta soared 12 percent, and United Airlines climbed 14.3 percent. Cereal maker WK Kellogg jumped 30.6 percent after agreeing to be acquired by Nutella maker Ferrero Group.
Copper prices rose.
On Thursday:
The S&P 500 rose 17.20 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,280.46.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 192.34 points, or 0.4 percent, to 44,650.46.
The Nasdaq composite rose 19.33 points, or 0.1 percent, to 20,630.66.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 10.92 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,263.41.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 1.11 points, or less than 0.1 percent.
The Dow is down 177.89 points, or 0.4 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 29.56 points, or 0.1 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 14.37 points, or 0.6 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 398.83 points, or 6.8 percent.
The Dow is up 2,106.42 points, or 5 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 1,319.87 points, or 6.8 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 33.25 points, or 1.5 percent.
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