S&P Market News Update

The U.S. stock market finished Thursday’s mostly subdued trading session slightly higher. The incremental gains on the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which came amidst thin trading volumes, were enough to send the indexes deeper into record territory.

The S&P 500 SPX, +0.20%   closed 4 points, or 0.2%, higher at 2,052.75, the 44th record close this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.19%  added 33.27 points, or 0.2%, to 17,719.00, logging its 27th record close in 2014.