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.
股票在華爾街收高，這是市場連續第五次上漲，同時也爲道瓊斯指數再次創下歷史新高。
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.
標準普爾500指數於週五上漲0.3%，收於5,969.34點。道瓊斯指數增加了1%，至44,296.51點，納斯達克綜合指數增長0.2%，至19,003.65點，零售商獲得了一些最大的收益。 盈方(Gap)在發佈季度業績報告後大幅飆升，輕鬆擊敗分析師的預期。
The positive performance reflects continued investor confidence amid favourable economic indicators and corporate earnings momentum.
積極的表現反映出在有利的經濟指標和企業盈利勢頭持續的投資者信心。
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，比特幣接近10萬美元的里程碑，因爲加密市場在週五出現了爆發式活動，促使領先的數字貨幣突破了99,486美元的關口，然後回撤。此次的漲勢是由於越來越多的人對潛在監管放鬆的樂觀情緒增長，據稱美國證監會主席將很快辭職。
The remarkable ascent follows the debut of Bitcoin ETFs options earlier this week- a landmark event in the cryptocurrency industry.
這一非凡的上升是在本週早些時候比特幣etf期權首次亮相之後發生的，這是數字貨幣行業的一個里程碑事件。
