• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 213.59 points, or 0.87 percent, to 24,786.63, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 28.55 points, or 1.07 percent, to 2,706.39 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 124.81 points, or 1.74 percent, to 7,281.10.
U.S. stock indexes rallied on Tuesday on broad-based gains while Netflix and UnitedHealth earnings impressed investors and boosted optimism about the U.S. corporate reporting season.
Strategists said strong earnings expectations as well as economic data from earlier in the day boosted equities.
• European shares advanced, with the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rising 0.8 percent. Germany’s Deutsche Boerse DAX index closed 1.57 higher.
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• Asian markets gained on Wednesday, tracking the firmer lead from Wall Street on the back of robust quarterly earnings.
• In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose by 0.62 percent in early trade and the broader Topix added 0.49 percent. Gains in the morning were broad-based, with retailers and utilities among the rising sectors.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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