· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 40.48 points, or 0.18 percent, to end at 22,997.44, a record closing high. It rose as high as 23,002.20 during the session.
The S&P 500 .SPX gained 1.72 points, or 0.07 percent, to 2,559.36, also a record high close. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dipped 0.35 point, or 0.01 percent, to 6,623.66.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly broke above the 23,000-point mark for the first time on Tuesday, driven by strong earnings from UnitedHealth and Johnson & Johnson, but finished the session just below that milestone.
· Stocks in Asia were steady on Wednesday as investors in the region looked to China's Party Congress for signs on future policy direction in the world's second-largest economy.
· The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was flat in early trade after posting gains for the 11th straight session on Tuesday. Most automakers recorded losses while tech stocks were mixed: Mitsubishi Motor was down 1.43 percent, Nissan slid 0.51 percent and SoftBank Group declined 0.32 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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