S&P 500 stock index reaches all-time high
S&P 500 stock index breaks through all-time high a day after Washington reaches debt deal
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index has touched an all-time high a day after Washington reached a deal to avoid a U.S. default.
The S&P 500 index rose as much as nine points to 1,730 in the late afternoon, trading above its previous high of 1,729 reached Sept. 19.