The Nasdaq surged to a fresh record on Wednesday, joining other US indices in rising amid diminished anxiety over the US-Iran conflict. A couple of minutes after the closing bell, the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index stood at 9,129.24, up 0.7 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.6 percent to close at 28,745.47, while the broad-based S&P 500 had added 0.5 percent at 3,253.06. jmb/dg