· The Dow .DJI rose 0.33 percent to a record-high close of 21,963.92. It pierced through the 20,000 milestone in January and the 21,000 mark barely one and a half months later.
The S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.24 percent to 2,476.35 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.23 percent to 6,362.94.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average racked up a fifth straight record high on Tuesday and neared the 22,000 mark, powered by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and other banks.
Apple rose 0.89 percent as Wall Street awaited the largest publicly listed company's quarterly report after the bell, with the iPhone maker expected by analysts to post a 6-percent rise in revenue.
The S&P 500 information technology index .SPLRCT is up 22 percent year to date, leading other sectors.
· Markets in Asia on Wednesday digested a barrage of data released during the European and U.S. trading session Tuesday, including U.S. personal spending and euro zone GDP.
· Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.47 percent in early trade. Across the Korean strait, South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.16 percent, boosted by gains in several major tech names.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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