Wall street finishes on a high

US investors filled with holiday cheer sent Wall Street’s major indexes to new highs today, extending the stock market’s winning steak despite a plummeting dollar and signs of weaker consumer spending.

In a session that ended with Santa Claus sounding the closing bell, investors looked past the dollar’s all-time low against the euro, which rose to 1.3483 against the greenback, surpassing its record high set on December 7.