Dow, S&P, Nasdaq Close At Record Highs; Oil Surges 4%

U.S. stocks edged higher today, with five benchmark indices all closing at record levels as oil prices climbed higher. It didn’t take much to set those records . The S&P 500 jumped 16.29 points, or 0.75%, to close at 2,198.19. The Dow Jones Industrials ended at 18,956.83 after climbing 88.83 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite rallied 47.35 points, or 0.9%, to 5,368.86. And the small-cap focused Russell 2000 gained 3.59 points, or 0.3%, to close at 1,319.25, and the S&P Midcap 400 , gained 10.74 points, or 0.67 to finish at 1,616.67.