Market Primer: Friday, October 18: S&P 500 Hits Record High, Dollar Suffers
October 18, 2013 at 06:45 AM EDT
The US government’s 11th hour deal on Thursday helped more than 80 percent of S&P 500 stocks rise in value on Thursday. The index broke its intraday trading record and closed at an all time high. Technology was the only sector to falter with IBM’s weaker than expected revenue taking