Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500 Index Soar To Record Closes As Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) And Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Surge

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Friday, with the Nasdaq composite and Standard & Poor's 500 index soaring to record highs. Driven by a surge in technology stocks led by e-commerce company Amazon.com Inc. and software giant Microsoft Corporation, the Nasdaq closed at an all-time high for the second straight session. The index hasn't seen such heights since the dot-com bubble in 2000. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rallied to an intraday high of 2,120.49 on Friday.