Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Wednesday, propelled by technology and financial stocks, as signs of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks lifted sentiment ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a status for Ukraine outside of NATO lifted hope on Wednesday for a potential breakthrough after three weeks of war.
Nine of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced, with financials , technology and consumer discretionary
shares - which largely endured the selloff this year - each climbing over 2.3%.
Megacap names Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp rose 1.8% and
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