The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average indexes ended Wednesday's session with small gains as expectations for timing on a rate hike were largely unchanged after U.S. Federal Reserve minutes and investors waited on earnings reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 15.54 points, or 0.09 percent, to 18,144.2, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.45 points, or 0.11 percent, to 2,139.18 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dipped 7.77 points, or 0.15 percent, to 5,239.02.
Asian stocks held near three-week lows and the greenback consolidated recent gains on Thursday after minutes of the last U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting indicated a December rate increase was still on the cards.
Risk appetite waned, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan easing 0.2 percent, its lowest since Sept. 21. Early stock markets were mixed with Australia down 0.5 percent while New Zealand stocks up 0.4 percent.
Reference : Reuters
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