US stock markets advanced on Wednesday, as hopes of a Middle East peace breakthrough offset the slide in shares of SpaceX and AMD.
At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 180.2 points, or 0.33%, to 54,266.12. The S&P 500 rose 35.1 points, or 0.45%, to 7,771.62, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 113.0 points, or 0.43%, to 26,698.018.
