How the major stock indexes fared Wednesday (AP)

NEW YORK – Stocks posted meager gains Wednesday as traders remained cautious ahead of a global economic summit where the U.S. is likely to face pushback from other nations over its economic stimulus plan.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 10.29, or 0.1 percent, to 11,357.04.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.31, or 0.4 percent, to 1,218.71.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 15.80, or 0.6 percent, to 2,578.78.

For the week:

The Dow is down 87.04, or 0.8 percent.

The S&P is down 7.14, or 0.6 percent.

The Nasdaq is down 0.20, or 0.01 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 928.99, or 8.9 percent.

The S&P is up 103.61, or 9.3 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 309.63, or 13.6 percent.


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