Stocks closed out the week on fresh record highs. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all closed less than 0.5% up.
advanced 0.3% to end at 9,388.94. The major averages all hit record highs on Friday.
In the U.S., housing starts soared nearly 17% in December and reached a 13-year high. That data follows Thursday's release of better-than-forecast weekly jobless claims and strong business activity numbers from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.
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