How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 4/24/2024

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish.

The S&P 500 closed little changed Wednesday after a two-day winning streak erased nearly two-thirds of last week’s steep loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1%.

Tesla jumped after saying the night before that it would accelerate...