How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Big gains for banks and for transportation companies like airlines and railroads took U.S. stock indexes slightly higher Wednesday. Other parts of the market didn’t move much.

On Wednesday:

The S&P 500 index picked up 6.07 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,815.62.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 79.40 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 25,199.29.

The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.67 points to 7,854.44.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks edged up 4.61 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,691.87.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 14.31 points, or 0.5 per cent.

The Dow is up 179.88 points, or 0.7 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 28.47 points, or 0.4 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 4.79 points, or 0.3 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 142.01 points, or 5.3 per cent.

The Dow is up 480.07 points, or 1.9 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 951.05 points, or 13.8 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 156.36 points, or 10.2 per cent.