Updated from 4:18 p.m. EST
Stocks shook off early sluggishness and ended higher Thursday as weakness in tech giants Google (GOOG Quote) and Dell (DELL Quote) failed to keep buyers on the sidelines.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51.99 points, or 0.41%, to 12,673.68, its highest ever close. The S&P 500 added 7.70 points, or 0.54%, to 1445.94, and the Nasdaq Composite reversed losses and rose 4.45 points, or 0.18%, to 2468.38.
Roughly 2.91 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange. Advancers beat decliners by an 8-to-3 margin. Volume on the Nasdaq reached nearly 2.22 billion shares, with winners outpacing losers 5 to 3. ...
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