US Market Ends Week Strong As Bitcoin Nears US$100,000 Mark
US Market Ends Week Strong As Bitcoin Nears US$100,000 Mark
Separately, Bitcoin nears US$100,000 milestone as the crypto market saw a burst of activity on Friday, prompting the leading digital currency to surge past the US$99,486 mark before retracting gains. The rally was fuelled by growing optimism over potential regulatory easing following reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission chair is expected to step down soon. 
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street giving the market its fifth gain in a row and noting another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
股票在华尔街收高，这是市场连续第五次上涨，同时也为道琼斯指数再次创下历史新高。
The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Friday to close at 5,969.34. The Dow added 1% to 44,296.51 and the Nasdaq composite to 19,003,65 tacked on 0.2%—retailers had some of the biggest gains. Gap soared after reporting quarterly results that easily beat analysts' estimates.
标准普尔500指数于周五上涨0.3%，收于5,969.34点。道琼斯指数增加了1%，至44,296.51点，纳斯达克综合指数增长0.2%，至19,003.65点，零售商获得了一些最大的收益。 盈方(Gap)在发布季度业绩报告后大幅飙升，轻松击败分析师的预期。
The positive performance reflects continued investor confidence amid favourable economic indicators and corporate earnings momentum.
积极的表现反映出在有利的经济指标和企业盈利势头持续的投资者信心。
Separately, Bitcoin nears US$100,000 milestone as the crypto market saw a burst of activity on Friday, prompting the leading digital currency to surge past the US$99,486 mark before retracting gains. The rally was fuelled by growing optimism over potential regulatory easing following reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission chair is expected to step down soon.
另外，比特币接近10万美元的里程碑，因为加密市场在周五出现了爆发式活动，促使领先的数字货币突破了99,486美元的关口，然后回撤。此次的涨势是由于越来越多的人对潜在监管放松的乐观情绪增长，据称美国证监会主席将很快辞职。
The remarkable ascent follows the debut of Bitcoin ETFs options earlier this week- a landmark event in the cryptocurrency industry.
这一非凡的上升是在本周早些时候比特币etf期权首次亮相之后发生的，这是数字货币行业的一个里程碑事件。
