[U.S. Stock Market Close: Major Indexes Rise, Bank Stocks Strengthen] Jin10 News, December 11 – U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average preliminarily closing up 1.05%, the S&P 500 Index up 0.68%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index up 0.3%. Bank stocks strengthened, with Goldman Sachs (GS.N) up 1.4%, JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) up 3%, and Citigroup (C.N) up 1.5%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 0.65%, Alibaba (BABA.N) gained nearly 2%, and Huya (HUYA.N) surged nearly 7%.