• The S&P 500 ended barely higher on Tuesday while the Nasdaq managed to scratch out a new record as gains in big tech names countered energy declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also hit an intraday all-time high just after the market opened, and the benchmark S&P 500 came close to yet another record high.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 37.87 points, or 0.19 percent, to 20,090.29, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.52 points, or 0.02 percent, to 2,293.08 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 10.67 points, or 0.19percent, to 5,674.22.
• Asian shares dipped from four-month highs on Wednesday and the euro was pressured as lingering political and economic uncertainty in the United States and Europe sapped investor confidence.
• MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS ticked down 0.2 percent, slipping further from Monday's four-month high. South Korean shares .KS11 fell 0.6 percent, leading the losses in early trade. Japan's Nikkei .N225 bounced back 0.3 percent a day after it hit a two-week low.
Reference: Reuters
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