Stocks saw a modest rise Wednesday, with major benchmarks notching the latest in a series of record finishes after a round of strong economic data. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% to end near 2,537.74, while the Nasdaq Composite eked out a gain of less than 0.1% to finish around 6,534.63. The Dow industrials rose by around 20 points, or 0.1%, to finish near 22,662. Stocks rose after a positive reading on U.S. service sector activity in the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index.
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