Stocks pushed higher into close during Wednesday's session as major tech shares continued to outperform, carrying the broader market. Shares of Apple (AAPL  ) and Amazon (AMZN  ) both closed at record highs, with Microsoft (MSFT  ) and Netflix (NFLX  ) also joining in the gains. Meanwhile, new coronavirus infections continue to break daily records across the United States, with Tuesday reporting a staggering more than 60,000 cases. The continued outbreak in the U.S. is holding the market back from substantial gains, making the investment sentiment and economic recovery hopes uneasy.

Here's how the market settled for the mid-week:

S&P 500 Index (SPY  ): +0.78% or +24.64 points to 3,169.96

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA  ): +0.68% or +177.10 points to 26,067.28

Nasdaq Composite Index (QQQ  ): +1.44% or +148.61 points to 10,492.50

For Major Stock News, U.S. airlines were pressured by United (UAL  ) releasing a furlough notice for a third of its staff due to decreased travel demand: American (AAL  ), Delta (DAL  ), Southwest (LUV  ). Twitter (TWTR  ) shares increased on rumors that social media platform is building a subscription service on Wednesday. Nikola Motors shares surged after JPMorgan (JPM  ) upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight, calling its a good buy for long-term investors. Gilead Sciences (GILD  ) and Moderna (MRNA  ) both made advances in their clinical trials for potential coronavirus treatments on Wednesday.

For Stock Sectors, industries ended Wednesday's session mixed as investors traded mixed throughout the day. The half that saw performance gains were Information Technology +1.60%, Consumer Discretionary +1.53%, Financials +1.05%, Communication Services +0.93%, Utilities +0.89% and Health Care +0.02%. The other half that gave back recent gains were Materials -1.46%, Consumer Staples -0.21%, Real Estate -0.16%, Energy -0.11% and Industrials -0.03%.

For Commodities and Currency, oil futures increased on Wednesday, helped by signs of recovery for gasoline consumption as consumer start to venture out from their homes again. West Texas Intermediate (USO  ) settled higher at $40.90 per barrel and Brent Crude (BNO  ) climb to $43.47 each. Gold (GLD  ) soared on Wednesday due to continued coronavirus uncertainty, with spot gold rallying over the $1,800 threshold to $1,811.01 per ounce. Futures also press higher to $1,820.60 per ounce. Finally, the U.S. Dollar (UUP  ) declined to a recent low, with the DXY Index falling 0.5%.

For Thursday, market participants will continue to focus on coronavirus news. Weekly jobless claims data is also set to be released Thursday morning.