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| S.&P. 500 Breaks Through 2007 Closing High | S.&P. 500 Breaks Through 2007 Closing High |
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| The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index closed on Thursday at a new record, eclipsing its previous closing high set in October 2007. | |
| At 4 p.m., the benchmark index was at 1,569.19 points, up 0.4 percent for the day, despite a report of rising claims for unemployment benefits. It closed the first quarter with a robust 10 percent gain. | |
| The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average, which was also up 0.4 percent Thursday, already passed its 2007 milestone earlier this month, but the S.&P. 500 is widely considered to be a broader-based reflection of the American stock market. The Nasdaq composite index of largely technology stocks added 0.3 percent Thursday. | |
| The benchmark index repeatedly came close to reaching its own record level in recent days, but pulled back each time as investors grappled with concerns about the banking crisis in Cyprus. European stock markets rose on Thursday after Cypriot banks opened for the first time in two weeks with less turmoil than expected. | |
| The new high caps a four-year run for the S.&P. 500 that began in 2009 after the near collapse of the American financial system. The index rose to a high on Oct. 9, 2007, but then fell 57 percent to hit an ominous intraday low of 666.67 on March 6, 2009, and a closing low of 676.53 three days later. | The new high caps a four-year run for the S.&P. 500 that began in 2009 after the near collapse of the American financial system. The index rose to a high on Oct. 9, 2007, but then fell 57 percent to hit an ominous intraday low of 666.67 on March 6, 2009, and a closing low of 676.53 three days later. |
| The surge in the S.&P. 500 this year still puts the index only slightly above where it was back in the heady days of 2000, when technology stocks were leading the market higher. Factoring in inflation, the S.&P. 500 is still well below the highs reached in 2000 and 2007. The index is also still below the intraday record level of 1,576.09 hit on Oct. 11, 2007. | The surge in the S.&P. 500 this year still puts the index only slightly above where it was back in the heady days of 2000, when technology stocks were leading the market higher. Factoring in inflation, the S.&P. 500 is still well below the highs reached in 2000 and 2007. The index is also still below the intraday record level of 1,576.09 hit on Oct. 11, 2007. |
| The current rally has been fed by bond-buying programs begun by the Federal Reserve, which helped nourish a recovery in corporate profits. | The current rally has been fed by bond-buying programs begun by the Federal Reserve, which helped nourish a recovery in corporate profits. |
| The gains have not generally been enjoyed by Americans without stock portfolios, leading to widespread skepticism about the sustainability of the market’s rise. But more recently there have been signs that the economic recovery may be broadening out into the rest of the economy. | The gains have not generally been enjoyed by Americans without stock portfolios, leading to widespread skepticism about the sustainability of the market’s rise. But more recently there have been signs that the economic recovery may be broadening out into the rest of the economy. |
| The Commerce Department said Thursday that the economy grew at a 0.4 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2012, which was faster than the 0.1 percent that the government previously estimated. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose 16,000 last week, more than predicted, but longer-term numbers have pointed to a recovery in the labor market. The overall unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in four years in February. | The Commerce Department said Thursday that the economy grew at a 0.4 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2012, which was faster than the 0.1 percent that the government previously estimated. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose 16,000 last week, more than predicted, but longer-term numbers have pointed to a recovery in the labor market. The overall unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in four years in February. |
| The market gains on Thursday were relatively broad based, with 333 stocks in the S.&P. 500 rising. | The market gains on Thursday were relatively broad based, with 333 stocks in the S.&P. 500 rising. |