Energy Stocks Lead Gains on Wall Street

Makes up for some of the losses Wednesday
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Sep 6, 2017 3:18 PM CDT
Energy Stocks Lead Gains on Wall Street
US stocks edged higher Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, recouping some of the market’s losses from a day earlier.   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Stocks closed higher Wednesday on Wall Street, recovering some of the market's hefty losses from the day before, the AP reports. Energy companies led the gainers Wednesday, climbing as the price of crude oil rose. Chevron climbed 2.2%. Gains by health care companies and several big retailers also helped lift the market. AbbVie and Home Depot both rose 2.4%. Travel companies including United Airlines and Expedia fell.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 7 points, or 0.3%, to 2,465. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 54 points, or 0.3%, to 21,807. The Nasdaq composite rose 17 points, or 0.3%, to 6,393. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.1%. (More stock market stories.)

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