Wall Street ends choppy session higher on mixed earnings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 165.44 points, or 0.62%, to 27,005.84, the S&P 500 gained 18.72 points, or 0.57%, to 3,276.02 and the Nasdaq Composite added 25.76 points, or 0.24%, to 10,706.13. Ten of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500 advanced

NEW YORK: Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday after a see-saw session as investors digested mixed quarterly results and contentious stimulus negotiations in Washington.

The major stock indexes oscillated for much of the day but ended in the black. The Nasdaq had the smallest gain, capped by a 1.2% drop in Amazon.com Inc shares.