• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 306.33 points, or 1.26 percent, to 24,667.78, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 34.15 points, or 1.27 percent, to 2,724.01, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 65.86 points, or 0.89 percent, to 7,462.45.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 and Dow registered their biggest daily percentage gains since May 4, on signs of easing political turmoil in Italy and as a surge in oil prices boosted energy stocks.
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• Asian stocks made moderate gains early on Thursday as global markets recovered after recent fears about Italy faded.
• Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.48 percent in early trade. The Topix added 0.41 percent, with the oil and coal products subindex jumping 3.06 percent after oil's more than 2 percent gain overnight.
• In South Korea, the Kospi advanced 0.62 percent while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.46 percent, driven by gains in the energy and resources sectors.
• MSCI's index of shares in Asia Pacific excluding Japan edged up by 0.34 percent in Asia morning trade.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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