Wall Street edges up ahead of Nvidia's results

US stock indexes rose on Wednesday as investors closely awaited Nvidia’s earnings release.

Later today, after the market close, Nvidia will report results, with expectations for a 51% year-on-year revenue increase to 52.96 billion dollars.

Concerns over Federal Reserve independence remain after US President Donald Trump dismissed Fed board member Lisa Cook.

As for trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% (equivalent to 111 points) to 45,529 points as of 16:42 GMT, while the broader S&P 500 gained 0.2% (equivalent to 10 points) to 6,476 points. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.1% (equivalent to 22 points) to 21,566 points.