GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks set record highs as bond yields slide

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.36 points, or 0.04%, to 34, 479.6, the S&P 500 gained 8.26 points, or 0.19%, to 4, 247.44 and the Nasdaq Composite added 49.09 points, or 0.35%, to 14, 069.42. (File pic shows people walking in front of NYSE. - Reuters)

NEW YORK/LONDON: European shares, the S&P 500 and an index of global stock performance scaled new peaks while yields on U.S., Japanese and European government debt fell on Friday as investors embraced the easy monetary policies of major central banks.

Investor sentiment rose in Europe after the European Central Bank raised its growth and inflation projections on Thursday, and also renewed a pledge to keep stimulus flowing.