Market Snapshot: S&P 500 and Nasdaq end at fresh records as Amazon, Netflix and Tesla stocks soar

Stocks end sharply higher Wednesday, powered by shares of technology and e-commerce shares, amid news of progress on coronavirus vaccine trials, and expectations for the Federal Reserve to signal it will keep monetary policy easy in a speech by Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday.

Stocks end sharply higher Wednesday, powered by shares of technology and e-commerce shares, amid news of progress on coronavirus vaccine trials, and expectations for the Federal Reserve to signal it will keep monetary policy easy in a speech by Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday.