S&P 500 Movers for Wednesday (12/29)

During regular trading on Wednesday the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ advanced 0.14% to its 70th record close of the year. This is the second highest number of record closes for the benchmark index during a calendar year, trailing just 1995′s 77 record closing highs.

The $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ rose 0.25%, to also close at a record — its first since November. The 30-stock benchmark saw its sixth straight positive session. The $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$, however, declined 0.1%. Chip stocks came under pressure, with $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$, $Xilinx(XLNX.US)$ and $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ all declining at least 1%.