Wall Street barrelled higher yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrials surging further into record territory after a Federal Reserve official indicated the Fed will maintain its policy of stable interest rates.

The Dow rose 86.13 points, or 0.71%, to close at 12,218.01, above the previous record close of 12,176.54 reached last Wednesday. The blue chips also reached a new trading high of 12,228.01.

Broader stock indicators also closed sharply higher. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 8.80 points, or 0.64%, to 1,393.22. It hit a trading high of 1,394.49; this was the first time the S&P 500 surpassed 1,394 since November 2000.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 24.28 points, or 1.01%, to 2,430.66.

A look at how the Indian ADRs performed: