Portrait of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (Wikimedia Commons)

Stocks have risen to multi-year highs Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced a new plan asking investors to participate more in the market, according to Reuters.

The Dow and the S&P both finished at their highest points since Dec. 2007, and the Nasdaq finished at its highest since Nov. 2000.

Reuters said that groups like Apple Inc. and Exxon Mobil, the top two market names, closed out at all-time and four-year highs, respectively.

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