Tech Surge, BOJ's Dovish Comments Boost Wall Street

WALL STREET - NEW YORK. Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Wednesday, aided by gains in megacap stocks and a dovish turn by Japan's top policymaker after a surprise interest rate hike last week that partly sparked heavy volatility in global markets.

Most technology stocks notched gains of at least 2%, with Amazon.com leading the charge, rising 2.6%. Tesla , however, dipped nearly 1%.