US stocks ended higher at the end of the trading session on Wednesday. The S and P 500 closed at 5,455.21, up 0.38% or 20.78 points. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 17,192.60, up 0.03% or 4.99 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 242.75 points or 0.61% at 40,008.39 Source: Qatar News Agency