The three major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher, with Intel rising over 7%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten Data, U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average preliminarily rose by 0.09%, the S&P 500 Index increased by 0.34%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.42%. Intel (INTC.O) surged by 7.12%, while Tesla (TSLA.O), ASML (ASML.O), and TSMC (TSM.N) each rose by about 3.5%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed up 1.44%, with Baidu (BIDU.O) rising 4.3% and Alibaba (BABA.N) up 2.25%.