Stocks gain ground and put Wall Street on a path for all-time highs

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading Friday and put Wall Street on track to close a strong week at an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and is set to surpass its record reached in February. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.5% and is also on track for a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%, or 368 points, to 43,754 as of 10:55 a.m. Eastern. A record for the S&P 500 would mark a sharp turnaround from several months ago, when the key measure of Wall Street’s health fell nearly 20% from the February high…