An American depositary receipt (ADR, and sometimes spelled depository) is a negotiable security that represents securities of a non-U.S. company that trades in the U.S. financial markets.[1]
Quick Answer. According to NASDAQ, as of May 2014, the highest NASDAQ closing ever was achieved on March 9, 2000, when the market closed at a record 5046.86. USA Today reports that the highest closing achieved by NASDAQ since was a 4007.09 closing on Nov. 26, 2013. Continue Reading.
âThe Standard & Poorâs 500 Index, a benchmark for U.S. stocks, surged 18 percent a year on average from 1982 to 1999. The bull market tainted investor expectations, Buffett said. Polls in the late 1990s showed some investors expected stocks to gain 14 percent to 15 percent a year, he said.