NEW YORK: Major Wall Street indices closed at fresh records as markets cheered the latest batch of earnings reports and US and Iranian officials headed to Pakistan for expected peace talks . Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq powered to all-time highs, bolstered in part by the market's euphoric response to results from Intel. The chip company surged 23.6 per cent. Earnings strength "is a driver that is hard to ignore and is a key behind the market's resilience," said Angelo Kourkafas from Edward Jones.