The S&P 500 gained 0.2% to 2,168.04 at 9:34am in New York, rising for a sixth straight session. The gauge is also on track for the longest streak of consecutive records since 2014. The S&P 500 set a fresh record Thursday and capped the longest stretch of gains since March. The Bloomberg US Economic Surprise Index turned positive this week for the first time since the end of May. Amid signs of a strengthening economy and stocks rising to all-time highs, traders have been pricing in higher probabilities for a Fed rate increase this year.

Source: Mint July 15, 2016 14:15 UTC