U.S. Stocks Cap Wild Trading Day To Finish Mostly Higher

U.S. stocks swung into positive territory in the final stretch of trading Wednesday as investors initially sold off shares in response to a second day of currency moves by China only to bounce back. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.33 points at 17,402.51, after erasing a 277-point deficit on the session. The S&P 500 Index finished up 1.98 points, or 0.1%, at 2,086.05, after being down 32 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 7.60 points, or 0.2%, at 5,044.39, after being down as many as 91 points.

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