Wall Street ended stronger on Thursday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent at a record high after earnings reports from eBay and Netflix boosted optimism. Google's shares jumped more than 13 percent after the bell following a better-than-expected profit report. Sentiment was also bolstered after the Greek parliament voted in favor of austerity measures.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 70.08 points, or 0.39 percent, to 18,120.25. The S&P 500 gained 16.89 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,124.29. The Nasdaq Composite added 64.24 points, or 1.26 percent, to end at 5,163.18, just beating its previous record-high close of 5,160.095 on June 23. The S&P was also near a record high. Volume was light, with about 5.6 billion shares traded on U.S. exchanges, below the 6.6 billion average so far this month, according to BATS Global Markets.

The Visual Marketplace Index had its single best day, up 4.76 points, nearly 2%, to finish the day at 265.96.