NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 posted a
record closing high on Wednesday as U.S. stocks rallied for a
third straight day on encouraging U.S. economic data and waning
fears of the financial fallout from a virus out of China.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 483.02 points,
or 1.68%, to 29,290.65, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 37.12 points,
or 1.13%, to 3,334.71 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added
40.71 points, or 0.43%, to 9,508.68.