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Urgent: Nasdaq ends at record after Greek vote

Xinhua, July 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks ticked up Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index eclipsing its previous closing record, as Wall Street cheered over the Greek parliament's approval of austerity measures demanded by creditors.

The Dow rose nearly 0.4 percent, and the S&P 500 added 0.8 percent, while the Nasdaq jumped 1.3 percent. Endite