The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Wednesday closed up +0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.87%. Stock indexes Wednesday settled mixed in the holiday-shortened session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting new record highs. Stock indexes ended trading at 1 pm EST Wednesday and will be closed Thursday for the July 4 holiday. T-note yields tumbled Wednesday and supported gains in the broader market after weaker-than-expected US economic news bolstered hopes the Fed will begin cutting interest rates this year….