While you were sleeping: Fresh US records, Greek elections

While you were sleeping: Fresh US records, Greek elections
By Margreet Dietz Dec. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street advanced, pushing the S&P 500 to a record high, as investors remained optimistic about the strength of the US economy. In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed at 18.053.79, after earlier in the session falling as low as 18,021.57 and rising as high as 18,073.04. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.15 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.07 percent. Earlier in the session the S&P 500 climbed to a record high 2,093.55. “Th...