U.S. stocks eke out gains at Wednesday open; Fed meeting minutes awaited
U.S. stock indexes opened with modest gains Wednesday as investors took an important reading of inflation, and updates from European and U.S. central banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.09% rose 44 points, or 0.2%, to 26,195, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.14% climbed 0.2% to 2,883, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.24% added 0.2% to 7,924.
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