Eastern time, the S&P 500 was up 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.5%.

Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq open flat on Wednesday as US Fed decision and Middle east tensions keep investors cautious.

Wall Street's main indexes ticked up on Wednesday, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision, while the Israel-Iran attacks entered the sixth day. Investors will closely monitor Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments to gauge how he plans to combat the risk of rising prices,

The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to reclaim most of its drop from Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.5%. They joined a worldwide climb for stock prices, stretching from Asia to Europe.

By Isla Binnie and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street indexes tracked global stock markets modestly higher on Friday while oil dipped after U.S. President Donald Trump held off on a decision of whether to involve the U.