· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 30.31 points, or 0.12 percent, to 24,283.11, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.99 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,723.06 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 29.62 points, or 0.39percent, to 7,561.63.
U.S. stocks found their footing on Tuesday, helped by gains in the energy, technology and consumer discretionary sectors after a sharp sell-off a day earlier on spiraling global trade tensions.
· Major markets in Asia were narrowly mixed early on Wednesday following the slim gains seen on Wall Street overnight as firmer oil prices and trade-related headlines took center stage for investors.
· The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 percent, with the financials and utilities sectors declining early on. Energy sector stocks, however, rose following the boost in oil prices overnight, but shippers and air transport names declined.
· Elsewhere, the Kospi edged up by 0.15 percent in Seoul as blue chip technology stocks contributed to gains in the morning. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were up 0.11 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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