Wall Street Advanced as S&P 500 Hits 4-Day Winning Streak

U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday following stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth which counterbalanced concerns on heightened tensions between the United States and North Korea as well as uncertainty in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.12 percent to 21,892.43, as Goldman Sachs contributed the most gains to the index.

The S&P 500 rose 0.46 percent to end at 2,457.59, with information technology leading eight sectors higher. The S&P also marked a four-day winning streak, its longest since late May.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite advanced 1.05 percent to 6,368.31, leading other major U.S. indexes, and touched a three-day winning streak.

Netflix lifted the Nasdaq higher as it climbed over three percent after Bernstein analysts said that Disney pulling its content from the platform will not impede the stock performance of Netflix.

Apple also contributed to the Nasdaq's gains, gaining 0.2 percent to notch a record peak earlier in the session.

Other major stocks in the tech sector also advanced, including Facebook and Google-parent Alphabet. The sector is by far the best-performing sector in 2017, gaining over 20 percent.

Among shares in corporate news, Tax preparation service provider H&R Block dropped 8.3 percent to $26.81 after it posted a larger-than-expected loss. Chipmaker Analog Devices rose 5.2 percent at $83.72 after its quarterly earnings and forecast surpassed expectations.

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