Nasdaq closes at new record high; Netflix surges

The Nasdaq vaulted to a new record high Thursday after a strong earnings report from Netflix helped spark a fairly broad rally led by technology stocks. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index powered up 64.24 points (1.26 percent) to 5,163.18, about three points above its prior record set on June 23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 70.08 (0.39 percent) to 18,120.25, while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 16.89 (0.80 percent) at 2,124.29.