iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Wall Street closed in the green on upbeat earnings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 167.80 (+0.72 percent) to finish at 23,441.76, a new record.
The Nasdaq climbed 11.60 (+0.18 percent) to close at 6,598.43, while the S&P 500 finished at 2,569.13, up 4.15 (+0.16 percent) from its open.
Crude oil prices were 1 percent higher at $52.46 per barrel.
Winners and Losers: General Motors’ earnings in quarter three beat investors’ estimates and shares were up 2.95 percent. Snowmobile-manufacturer Polaris Industries skyrocketed 15.09 percent after its own earnings beat.
Shares of Whirlpool tumbled 10.62 percent after an earnings miss and Sears’ announcement it would end its century-old partnership with the home appliance company.
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