The main stock indexes turned higher in a choppy trading session on Wednesday as investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest meeting, while Alphabet shares lost ground after the U.S.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 148.23 points, or 0.35%, to 42,228.60, the S&P 500 gained 0.51 points, or 0.01%, to 5,751.59 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 45.09 points, or 0.25%, to 18,137.82, lagging the other two main indexes.

The Dow jumped more than 400 points on Wednesday after the release of minutes from the Fed’s Sept. 17-18 meeting showed how officials agreed to a half-point rate cut. Despite being divided on the economic outlook and uncertain about how aggressive to be,

Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday with the S&P 500 and the Dow scoring record closing highs after the release of Federal Reserve meeting minutes and ahead of September inflation data and the earnings season.