Dow, S&P 500 end at new highs on earnings, Fed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 ended at record closing highs on Thursday as Morgan Stanley and others reported better-than-expected earnings and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments further reassured markets.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 78.17 points, or 0.51 percent, to end unofficially at 15,548.69. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 8.46 points, or 0.50 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,689.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index added just 1.28 points, or 0.04 percent, to close unofficially at 3,611.28.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Jan Paschal)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/earnings-lift-dow-p-500-fresh-highs-172826490.html

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