Wall Street set a record on Aug. 11, after stronger oil prices and better corporate earnings from several large retailers. The last time its three major indexes touched record levels on the same day was in late 1999. But the S&P 500 Index was relatively unchanged, adding 0.1% to close at 2,184.05. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% to 18,576.47, while the Nasdaq added 0.2% to finish at 5,232.89. Year to date, the S&P 500 rose 8.3%, the Dow climbed 6.6% and the Nasdaq advanced 4.5%. The September contract for crude oil gained 4% to settle at US$44.49 per barrel, while the October contract for Brent crude closed at US$46.97 per barrel, up 3.5%.
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