NEW DELHI, 17 October (H.S.) :The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Wednesday and closed at a record high, and Wall Street's two other benchmark indexes also ended higher, weathering declines in megacap tech shares thanks to small-caps gains and financial shares buoyed by strong earnings.

It was the third time in four sessions the Dow has recorded a best ever finish, ending above 43,000 points again and recouping losses from the previous session.

The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.7 pecent and the S&P 500 finished up 0.4 percent.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Nimish kumar