NEW YORK: The Dow ended above 18,000 for the first time since April on Wednesday as declines in the dollar lifted some commodity-related shares and boosted the outlook for multinationals.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 66.56 points, or 0.37 percent, to 18,004.84, the S&P 500 gained 6.99 points, or 0.33 percent, to 2,119.12 and the Nasdaq Composite added 12.89 points, or 0.26 percent, to 4,974.64.

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