Wall Street gains ground as China shores up its economy ahead of trade talks with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Wednesday as China steps up measures to shore up its economy and gears up for trade talks with the U.S. The S&P 500 index rose 0.4% in afternoon trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 375 points, or 0.9%, as of 1:12 p.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq composite was mostly unchanged. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings