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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched new all-time highs, buoyed by easing trade tensions and hopes for lower interest rates.

U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite tallying fresh intraday record highs shortly after the opening bell. The latest push higher in stocks followed comments from Federal Reserve Board Gov.

Stocks turned in a lackluster performance Friday as Wall Street took a breather at the end of the first week of earnings-reporting season.

Back to back good economic reports have taken the stock market to new highs. The S&P 500 was up 0.6% and marked a record intraday high of 6,303 points, inching past its previous record by 1 point, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The S&P 500’s latest milestones, following up on the 70 record highs it posted last year, are a sign investors remain bullish about stocks, despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases from the ...

Dozens of companies listed under the index have surpassed analyst expectations through a series of earnings reports this week.