The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher, with the Nasdaq rising by 0.72%.

BlockBeats News, September 20th, U.S. Stock Market Close: The Dow closed up 172 points, the S&P 500 rose by 0.49%, and the Nasdaq rose by 0.72%. Tech giant stocks showed divergent performance, with Oracle (ORCL.N) up 4%, Apple (AAPL.O) up 3.1%, and Intel (INTC.O) down 3.2%. (FXStreet)