Wall Street's three major indexes all close higher

The three major indexes on Wall Street in New York all closed higher on the 26th (local time).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) closed up 0.28% from the previous session. The S&P 500, composed mainly of large caps, rose 0.70%, and the Nasdaq, heavily weighted toward tech stocks, gained 0.83%, posting the largest increase of the three.