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Dow up 103, S&P up 9, Nasdaq up 32
NOLA.com NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday as investors focused on better-than-expected corporate results and testimony from the chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 103 points, or 0.9%, to end at 12909. U.S. Stocks End Higher on Earnings, Fed Hopes Dow, up 103 . . . S&P, up 9 . . . NASDAQ, up 33 Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) Loses Out To Poor Third-Quarter Demand |