Dow Jones: Rate Hikes and P Spx

dow jones: Any additional details on Fed policy could move markets, according to Market Watch. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.46% rose 1.6 point, or less than 0.1%, to trade at 19,857.5. Traders are looking ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, which comes less than a week after the U.S. central bank indicated a faster pace of rate hikes in 2017 than had previously been expected. The S&P 500 SPX, 0.36% rose 1.9 point, or 0.1%, to 2,259.8. Read the full story Stock market advances modestly as Dow takes a crack at milestone The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 0.49% rose 4.25 points, or 0.1%, to 5,441.3. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.