S&P 500 Index Hits Intraday Record As Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Shares Jump On Amazon Prime Now

U.S. stocks traded slightly higher Thursday, with the Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 index receiving a boost after shares of e-commerce company Amazon.com Inc. leaped around 3 percent. The S&P 500 hit a new intraday high of 2,133.20.