Wall St. adds gains after Fed decision
Stocks added modest gains on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero and repeated its promise to keep them exceptionally low for an extended period, as expected.
* The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> added 17.23 points, or 0.16 percent, to 10,659.38. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 5.33 points, or 0.46 percent, to 1,155.84. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 9.44 points, or 0.40 percent, at 2,371.65.
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Jan Paschal)
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