S&P 500, Nasdaq edge to fresh records despite tariff fog

New York: Wall Street stocks edged higher Thursday, lifting major indices to records as traders shrugged off worries about US tariffs while strong Del...

New York: Wall Street stocks edged higher Thursday, lifting major indices to records as traders shrugged off worries about US tariffs while strong Delta earnings sent airline shares upward.

The Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.1 percent at 20,630.66, notching a second straight record, while the broad-based S&P 500 climbed 0.3 percent to 6,280.46, topping last Thursday's all-time high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4 percent to 44,650.64.

Investors are largely ignoring a flood of tariff announcements from US President Donald Trump this week affecting myriad important trading partners, analysts said.

"It's pretty clear that the market does not want to pay attention to tariff news until the tariffs are actually in place," said Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers.