Wall Street posts decent gains ahead of holiday shopping season

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - The US stocks market closed positive on Wednesday as investors' confidence was fueled by better than expected confidence data ahead of shopping season. Major indexes posted new highs.

The Dow Jones advanced 24.40 pts or 0.15% to close at 16,097.20; the S&P 500 added 4.48 pts or 0.25% to 1,807.23; and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 27 pts or 0.67% to end the session at 4,044.75.