U.S. stocks capped another strong week with more records on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 per cent to set an all-time high, the fifth time this week.

Edwards Lifesciences rose 4.3% after likewise topping Wall Street’s expectations for profit in the latest quarter. It said it saw strength across all its product groups, and it expects profit for the full year to come in at the high end of the forecasted range it had given earlier.