Dow, S&P 500 Log Third-Highest Closing Of 2016

Tech-heavy Nasdaq aside, stocks ended higher Wednesday, following the end of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 51.23 points, or 0.28%, to 18041.55 and the S&P 500 rose 3.45 points, or 0.16%, to 2095.15. Both indexes saw their third-highest close of the year, and are off 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively, from their all-time highs reached last spring. The Nasdaq fell 25.14 points or 0.51% today to 4863.14. Read More »