US stocks close higher for 4th straight day

ISTANBUL

Major stock exchanges in the US ended Wednesday with gains at the close of the fourth straight session.

The Dow was up 65 points, or 0.19%, to finish at 33,804 and the S&P 500 added 18 points, or 0.43%, to 4,376.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq, meanwhile, increased 96 points, or 0.71%, to end the session at 13,659.

The VIX volatility index, also known as the fear index, fell 5.3% to 16.13. The 10-year US Treasury yield lost 2.1% to 4.556%.

The dollar index shed 0.05% to 105.77, while the euro added 0.13% to $1.0617 against the greenback.

Precious metals were in positive territory, with gold rising 0.7% to $1,873 an ounce and silver increasing 1% to $22.05.

Oil prices fell around 2%, with global benchmark Brent crude at $86.06 per barrel and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate at $83.70.