U.S. stocks finish higher on reports over Middle East
NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished higher on Wednesday as investors weighed emerging reports that the United States approached Iran with a 15-point ceasefire plan.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.66 percent to 46,429.49. The S&P 500 added 0.54 percent to 6,591.9. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.77 percent to 21,929.83.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in