U.S. Indexes Gain for Fourth Consecutive Day

Megan Higgins, manager at Adviser Investments, has the market analysis for Wednesday, January 9. Major U.S. stockA financial instrument giving the holder a proportion of the ownership and earnings of a company. indexes rose for the fourth consecutive trading day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 each up 0.4% and the NASDAQ advancing 0.9%. The Federal Reserve released minutes from its December meeting, revealing a potential reassessment of the potential interest-rate hike timeline as they continue to monitor global growth and trade. Investors also responded favorably to news from China’s Ministry of Commerce that current negotiations are “extensive, in-depth and detailed.”