Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday, nudging the S&P 500 to its first gain in four days, as investors weighed a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 inched up by 0.1 percent after shedding most of its gains from earlier in the day. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% after shedding most of its gains from earlier in the day. The S&P 500 won 2.75 points at 3,690.01. The benchmark index set a record high on Thursday and is up by 14.2 percent so far this year.

Source: The Standard December 24, 2020 00:07 UTC