U.S. stock indexes closed higher in the holiday-shortened trading week, with the$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$notching a new high.
The S&P 500 wasup 0.6%, or29.23 points, to4725.79,its 68th record close in 2021. Thursday's rise, its third consecutive dailyincrease, followed a Wednesday session during which strong economic data helped ease investors' concerns about the risks posed by Covid-19 and inflation.