- Wall Street. Major U.S. stock-indexes higher
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Wall Street. Major U.S. stock-indexes higher
Major U.S. stock-indexes rose on Wednesday before the announcement of the Federal Reserve's policy decision (18:00 GMT), as energy sector rallied, underpinned by a jump in oil prices after a surprise drop in U.S. inventories. Meanwhile, Facebook (FB; +1.4%) rebounded after steep declines in the previous two sessions.
Most of Dow stocks in positive area (18 of 30). Top gainer - Chevron Corp. (CVX, +2.04%). Top loser - The Procter & Gamble Co. (GE, -0.93%).
Most of S&P sectors in positive area. Top gainer - Basic Materials (+2.2%). Top loser - Conglomerates(-0.6%).
At the moment:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Dow | 24794.00 | +29.00 | +0.12% |
| S&P 500 | 2726.50 | +3.00 | +0.11% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 6909.50 | -8.00 | -0.12% |
| Crude Oil | 65.04 | +1.50 | +2.36% |
| Gold | 1326.20 | +14.30 | +1.09% |
| U.S. 10yr | 2.90% | +0.02 | +0.83% |
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