• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 0.16 percent to end at 24,640.45 points, while the S&P 500 .SPX gained 6.94 points to close at 2,662.94.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.45 percent to 7,013.51.
Wall Street climbed on Tuesday for a third straight session, buoyed by Amazon.com and Apple, while investors focused on inflation data on Wednesday that could upset the market’s fragile recovery - or clear the way for additional gains.
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• Asian markets traded mixed early on Wednesday despite the slightly firmer lead from Wall Street, which recorded a third consecutive day of gains in the last session.
The Nikkei 225 tacked on 0.38 percent in early trade after reversing early gains in the last session on the firmer yen.
The early inclination was to inch higher as E-Minis for the S&P 500 added 0.1 percent and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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