Stocks Ended Mixed on Fed Minutes

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal reserve last meeting suggesred the US central bank was ready to ease monetary policy. The  Dow Jone Industrial Average closed down 30.82 points at 13,172.82. The S&P 500 was up 0.32 point at 1,413.49. The Nasdaq Composite rose 6.41 points at 3073.67.