S&P ends at new record on strong services sector growth data

New York: U.S. stocks edged up on Wednesday with the S&P 500 finale at a new evidence as investors brushed off weaker-than-predictable work market data and paying attention on an stepping up in services-sector expansion.

But trading volume sustained to be light as investors took a wait-and-see move toward ahead of the European Central Bank rule meeting on Thursday and the U.S. government`s May nonfarm payrolls statement on Friday.