How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

U.S. stocks closed broadly higher Thursday, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index to all-time highs.

The Dow beat the mark its set in January, while the S&P 500 eclipsed the peak it set last month. Big technology and health care companies led the broad rally. Banks also rose. Energy stocks declined.

On Thursday:

The S&P 500 index rose 22.80 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 2,930.75.

The Dow gained 251.22 points, or 1 per cent, to 26,656.98.

The Nasdaq composite climbed 78.19 points, or 1 per cent, to 8,028.23.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies picked up 17.25 points, or 1 per cent, to 1,720.18.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 25.77 points, or 0.9 per cent.

The Dow is up 502.31 points, or 1.9 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 18.19 points, or 0.2 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 1.53 points, or 0.1 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 257.14 points, or 9.6 per cent.

The Dow is up 1,937.76 points, or 7.8 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 1,124.84 points, or 16.3 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 184.67 points, or 12 per cent.