The S&P 500 flirts with it's all-time high, oil futures rise 1.4% after Middle East ceasefire

Television screen on the NYSE trading floor (Credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

• The S&P 500 closed the day at 6,092, just 51 points off its all-time high of 6,144 from February. Oil prices recovered from, rising 1.4% today, as tensions in the Middle East settled. Across the board other macro issues from tariffs to the looming spending bill also sat in limbo, easing uncertainty for markets. 

Despite little change in the U.S. stocks on Wednesday, investors watched the markets closely.