U.S. stocks close mixed as investors digest Fed minutes

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, after widely-expected minutes from the Federal Reserve's December meeting released in the afternoon.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106.84 points, or 0.25 percent, to 42,635.2. The S&P 500 added 9.22 points, or 0.16 percent, to 5,918.25. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 10.80 points, or 0.06 percent, to 19,478.88.

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