Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday as investors assessed the minutes of the Federal Reserve???s last meeting, which showed the possibility of further rate hikes and monitoring of corporate earnings.

Wall Street closed higher on Thursday as softer July PPI data reduced expectations of a September Fed rate hike.

Wall Street closed higher on Friday as weak jobs data for July raised hope that the Federal Reserve may hold interest rates steady for longer.

Wall Street closed lower on Thursday as market participants waited for a permanent settlement of the Middle East geopolitical conflicts.

U.S. stock markets closed sharply higher on Tuesday buoyed by a gradual decline in crude oil prices.