New York, Oct. 15 (Petra) The U.S. Nasdaq index, which is heavily weighted toward technology stocks, rose by 148 points on Wednesday to reach 22,670 points.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 17 points to 46,253 points after posting solid gains on Tuesday, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) index gained 26 points to close at 6,671 points.

Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) held steady at $58.48 per barrel.

//Petra// AF