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S&P 500 ends at record high on strong earnings

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Oct 19 2013 | 1:50 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed at a record high for the second consecutive day on Friday as positive earnings from Google , Morgan Stanley and others lifted investor sentiment.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 24.98 points, or 0.16 percent, at 15,396.63, according to the latest available data. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 11.23 points, or 0.65 percent, at 1,744.38. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 51.13 points, or 1.32 percent, at 3,914.28.

For the week, the Dow rose 1 percent, the S&P was up 2.4 percent and the Nasdaq advanced 3.2 percent.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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First Published: Oct 19 2013 | 1:42 AM IST

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