Few if any changes are expected in the central bank's policy statement at the end of a two-day meeting on Wednesday, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell likely to address inflation in his post-meeting news conference. Tech heavyweight Microsoft Corp MSFT.O edged 0.7% higher, while Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O dipped 0.2%. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 94.45 points, or 0.31%, to 31,054.45, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.68 points, or 0.07%, to 3,858.04, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 0.17 points, or 0.01%, to 13,636.17.