US close: Stocks register modest gains despite heightened Middle East tensions
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.09% at 42,196.52, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.01% to 5,709.54 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.08% firmer at 17,925.12. The Dow closed 39.55 points higher on Wednesday, taking a …