NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street ended slightly higher on Wednesday after a spate of upbeat earnings reports, but lingering concerns about trade tensions and the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history limited the advance.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 171.14 points, or 0.7 percent, to 24,575.62, the S&P 500 (SPX) gained 5.79 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,638.69 and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) added 5.41 points, or 0.08 percent, to 7,025.77.