Dow, S&P close at fresh all-time highs US stocks overcame a choppy day of trading on Friday and closed at fresh all-time highs as Group of Seven finance chiefs met in Britain to discuss economic challenges. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.41 (0.23 per cent) to 15,117,03, a new all-time closing high. The broad-based S&P 500, also reaching a fresh record peak, added 6.89 (0.42 per cent) at 1,633.56, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index increased 27.41 (0.80 per cent) to 3,436.58. The gains came amid a lack of major US economic data, with stocks like Gap and Priceline advancing after favourable earnings news. Finance ministers from the G7 began a two-day meeting near London to discuss economic growth strategies.