Three major U.S. stock indices closed collectively higher

The three major U.S. stock indices closed collectively higher, with the Dow up 0.3 per cent, the Nasdaq up 1.45 per cent, and the S&P 500 up 0.97 per cent, as large tech stocks rose, with Nvidia up more than 4 per cent, and Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, and Amazon up more than 1 per cent.