Stocks bounced back Wednesday and looked to wrap up 2014 on a positive note. The Nasdaq was up 0.4% while the S&P 500 added 0.1% and the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 0.2%. As expected, volume is tracking lighter across the board ahead of the market holiday Thursday. The Dow held just above 18,000, while the Nasdaq was narrowly below 4800 .