S&P 500 Index Soars To Within A Mere 5 Points Of All-Time Record

U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, completing three straight days of gains, as the S&P 500 Index jumped to its biggest weekly gain in nearly two years. The S&P 500 came within a mere 5 points of breaking its record closing high, previously set on Dec. 5, continuing three straight days of gains following the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting earlier this week.