US stocks turned higher and finished with small gains after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly, the AP reports. Retailers and technology companies led the way Wednesday. Lowe's jumped 10.4% after turning in a strong quarter. Microsoft climbed 1.2%. Stocks fell in the morning but turned higher after the Fed released minutes from its latest meeting suggesting that it would keep raising interest rates gradually. The S&P 500 index rose 8 points, or 0.3%, to 2,733. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 52 points, or 0.2%, to 24,886. The Nasdaq composite rose 47 points, or 0.6%, to 7,425. (More stock market stories.)