Wall Street ends with small gains; record close for the Dow

FXStreet (San Francisco) - The US stocks market advanced Thursday as investors welcomed the good earnings report from Wal-mart and despite energy shares.

The Dow closed at record high while the Nasdaq finished at its highest level since March 2000.

The S&P 500 advanced 1.08 points or 0.05% to finish at 2,039.33; the DJIA added 40.59 pts or 0.23% to 17,652.79; while the Nasdaq won 5.01 pts or 0.11% to close the day at 4,680.14.