Wall St. climbs to records on tax plan optimism

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All three major indexes rose to record high closes again on Thursday, with optimism over a tax overhaul increasing as Congress moved closer to agreement on a budget resolution and as data added to recent signs of economic strength.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 113.75 points, or 0.5 percent, to 22,775.39, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 14.33 points, or 0.56 percent, to 2,552.07 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 50.73 points, or 0.78 percent, to 6,585.36.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)