(CNBC) U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials toppling records, as investors considered mixed economic reports on jobs and the housing market and continued to relish the Federal Reserve's renewed vow to keep benchmark rates low.
"We've got low inflation, improving earnings and a central bank that appears to be a constructive force; what's not to like in this picture," said Jim Russell, senior equity strategist for US Bank Wealth Management.
"It all adds up to an environmental overlay that is extremely risk-asset friendly, Russell added.
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