European shares are now on course to recover most of the week's losses on a day that saw Chinese and Asian stocks make significant gains.
Wednesday's rise on the Dow reassured markets while the Bank of Japan downplayed fears about China's economy.
On Tuesday, the New York Stock Exchange again relied on Rule 48, a mechanism for ensuring orderly trading during high market turbulence.
After suffering severe losses on Monday, European indexes jumped over 3 percent during early trade Tuesday.
By midday, the tech company's stock was trading at more than 2 percent above its Friday market close of $105.76.
The Fed's statement is due at 2 p.m. EDT, followed half an hour later by Chair Janet Yellen's news conference.
Economists are looking ahead to next week’s release of the U.S. jobs report for May.
Investors cheered reports of a possible accord in Greece, putting the blue-chip Dow on track for its first record close of 2015.
Vladimir Drinkman and four co-conspirators stole and sold up to 200 million credit and debit card numbers between 2005 and 2012.
U.S. stocks retreated modestly Friday, reversing an earlier advance.
Currency traders hammered the ruble to a record low against the dollar, despite central bank action to halt the slide.
The benchmark for U.S. crude oil prices tumbled below $60 a barrel Thursday, a psychologically important level.
The Dow and S&P 500 broke record highs Friday, driven by the largest jobs gains the U.S. economy has seen in nearly 3 years.
The Dow and S&P 500 Index fell on Thursday after ECB President Mario Draghi warned falling oil prices would have mixed impact on the eurozone.
The Dow and S&P 500 hit all-time highs on Wednesday, driven by the Fed's better-than-expected Beige Book report.
Crude inventories are used by oil traders to measure the amount of oil currently stored for future use.
Big auto sales numbers last month -- the best in more than a decade -- helped the blue chip stock index set two records.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index edged higher on Tuesday, driven by strong construction spending and auto sales.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index dipped on Monday, driven by losses following Japan's credit downgrade.
"Consumers were somewhat less positive about current business conditions and the present state of the job market."
The Dow soared over 160 points Friday after China announced a surprise rate cut and Europe stepped up stimulus measures.
The Federal Reserve is scheduled to release the latest minutes from the FOMC's October meeting on Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST.