us stock indexes traded higher in the final hour of trading on wednesday with dow djia climbing over 550 points and sp 500 spx attempting to snap its longest losing streak since february 2020 the dow jones industrial average advanced by 2 and the sp 500 gained 21 while the nasdaq composite comp rose 21 the rally received some support from a sharp fall in treasury yields and the surprise intervention from the bank of england to help stabilize roiling markets following last fridays government budget announcements the uk central bank wednesday committed to buying longterm bonds and restoring orderly market conditions