[U.S. Stock Market Close: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hit Record Highs] Jin10 News, April 23 — U.S. stocks closed on Wednesday with the Dow Jones up 0.69%, the S&P 500 index up 1.05%, and the Nasdaq up 1.64%, with the latter two hitting record closing highs. Apple (AAPL.O), Amazon (AMZN.O), and Google (GOOG.O) all rose around 2%, while TSMC (TSM.N) surged 5%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index edged down slightly, with iQIYI (IQ.O) dropping over 5%.