How the major US stock indexes fared on Wednesday

The stock closed slightly higher on Wall Street on Wednesday as investors recovered from the initial stumble.

Markets turned after Senator Mitch McConnell offered Democrats a short-term extension of the debt limit, relieving some of the uncertainty over a potential government default.

The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq closed with gains. Energy prices retreated and bond yields plummeted.

on Wednesday:

The S&P 500 rose 17.83 points, or 0.4%, to 4,363.55.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 102.32 points, or 0.3%, to 34,416.99.

The Nasdaq closed 68.08 points, or 0.5%, at 14,501.91.

The Russell 2000 Index of Small Companies fell 13.36 points, or 0.6%, to 2,215.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 6.51 points, or 0.1%.

The Dow is up 90.53 points, or less than 0.3%.

The Nasdaq is down 64.79 points, or 0.4%.

The Russell 2000 is down 26.63 points, or 1.2%.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 607.48 points, or 16.2%.

The Dow is up 3,810.51 points, or 12.4%.

The Nasdaq is up 1,613.63 points, or 12.5%.

The Russell 2000 is up 240.14 points, or 12.2%.

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