• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 174.22 points, or 0.85 percent, to 20,578.71, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 17.67 points, or 0.76 percent, to 2,355.84 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 53.74 points, or 0.92 percent, to 5,916.78.
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, with the Nasdaq closing at a record, as a round of solid earnings led by American Express pushed equities higher.
• Asian stocks rose, lifted by bets on strong U.S. earnings and U.S. tax reform, while the euro retreated from a three-week high as jitters returned over the first round of French presidential elections on Sunday after a shooting in Paris.
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• MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS added 0.25 percent. It is set to end the week 0.6 percent lower.
• Japan's Nikkei .N225 advanced 0.8 percent, on track for a weekly gain of 1.3 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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