Dow up 83 points to 10th straight all-time high

New York - The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to 14,539.14 Thursday, reaching another all-time high and a 10th straight day of gains.

The 30-stock blue-chip index rose 83.86 points, or 0.6 per cent, in trading Thursday to achieve its longest winning streak since 1996.

The broad-based Standard and Poor’s 500 Index got within two points of its record high. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 per cent to 1,563.23, its highest level since October 2007.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 13.81 points, or 0.43 per cent to 3,258.93.

The really on Wall Street followed the release of government data showing new jobless claims unexpectedly dropped last week to thel owest level in almost two months, Bloomberg said.//DPA