wall street stocks climbed early wednesday extending the prior sessions rally as markets digested mixed earnings and economic data ahead of the thanksgiving day holiday orders for durable goods rose more than expected in october pointing to resilient demand while weekly jobless claims ticked higher the reports come ahead of the release of federal reserve meeting minutes later wednesday which will offer more color on the central banks latest large interest rate hike to counter inflation analysts were expecting a quiet day of trading ahead of thursdays thanksgiving break when markets will be closed about 20 minutes into trading the dow jones industrial average was up 03 percent at 3421197 the broadbased sp 500 gained 04 percent to 401823 while the techrich nasdaq composite index advanced 06 percent to 1123818 among individual companies tech giant hp climbed 15 percent after announcing it plans to trim up to 6000 jobs over the next three years in the latest downsizing announcement from the slumping tech sector software company autodesk slumped 81 percent after it said free cash flow would be lower than expected in the nearterm because it sealed fewer multiyear contracts with upfront cash in a challenging macroeconomic environment