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S&P 500 Sets New Record High Close
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed at an all-time high, halting a three-session slide, as Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. led a rally in technology shares and the weaker dollar spurred gains in multi-national companies.
Microsoft and Apple added at least 2.3 percent, while the Nasdaq Internet Index jumped 1.6 percent. Computer Sciences Corp. gained 4.3 percent after a report that the company plans to split in two. Consumer staples and health-care companies in the S&P 500 advanced more than 1.4 percent. Kohl’s Corp. tumbled 13 percent after quarterly sales missed forecasts.