Wall Street's three main indexes ended significantly higher, with Nasdaq ticking above the 9,000 mark for the first time ever.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 105.94 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 28,621.39 on Thursday. The S&P 500 advanced 16.53 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 3,239.91. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped