S&P 500 Closes at Record High, Cracks 2000: What’s Next?

S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Howard Silverblatt can finally crack open that bottle of champagne. REUTERS The S&P 500 rose 0.1% to 2,000.02, a new record and the first time the index closed above 2,000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.2% to 17,106.70, its third-highest close ever, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.3% to 4,570.64. [...]