U.S. stocks overcome oil rise to post minor gains
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks overcame a rally in oil prices to post modest gains by the close of a choppy day of trading Wednesday.
Support came from an ADP report showing gains in private-sector jobs and an upgrade to the semiconductor sector from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8.78 points, or 0.1%, to 12,066.80, led by a 1.1% gain in Caterpillar, Inc. shares.
The S&P 500 added 2.11 points, or 0.2%, to 1,308.44, fronted by energy and tech stocks including chip firm Xilinx, Inc.
The Nasdaq Composite added 10.66 points, or 0.4%, to 2,748.07



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