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Urgent: U.S. stocks extend gains after Fed Chair Yellen's dovish speech

Xinhua, March 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks kept rising Wednesday, as investors still focused on U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's cautious stance on interest rate hikes.

The Dow and the Nasdaq both rose 0.47 percent, while the S&P 500 added 0.44 percent. Endit