How major US stock indexes fared on Wednesday
Rising energy stocks helped nudge the Standard & Poor’s 500 close to its record high, but drops for smaller stocks left U.S. indexes mixed on Wednesday. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 4.10 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,579.36. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 57.77 points, or 0.3 percent, to 23,435.01.