U.S. stocks climbed after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected.

The S&P 500 pulled 0.5 percent higher Thursday after flipping between modest gains and losses several times in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.1 percent, and the Nasdaq composite edged up less than 0.1 percent.

Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend to do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise. Treasury yields edged higher in the bond market.

On Thursday:

The S&P 500 rose 31.60 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,948.71.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 461.88 points, or 1.1 percent, to 43,870.35.

The Nasdaq composite rose 6.28 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 18,972.42.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 38.48 points, or 1.7 percent, to 2,364.02.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 78.09 points, or 1.3 percent.

The Dow is up 425.36 points, or 1 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 292.30 points, or 1.6 percent.

The Russell 2000 is up 60.18 points, or 2.6 percent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 1,178.88 points, or 24.7 percent.

The Dow is up 6,180.81 points, or 16.4 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 3,961.07 points, or 26.4 percent.

The Russell 2000 is up 336.94 points, or 16.6 percent.

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