• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 26.85 points, or 0.14 percent, to end at 19,890.94, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.68 point, or 0.03 percent, to 2,279.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXICadded 27.87 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,642.65.
The S&P 500 edged higher on Wednesday to cap a four-day losing streak, buoyed by gains in Apple shares and after the Federal Reserve kept U.S. interest rates unchanged, as expected.
• Apple (AAPL.O) shares rose 6.1 percent to $128.75, its highest close in a year and a half. This made it the biggest positive influence on the three major indexes, which would have all ended in the red for the day without Apple's boost.
• Asian shares ticked up while the dollar was capped on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat economic view but gave no hint of any immediate rate hike.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS gained 0.2 percent while Japan's Nikkei .N225 also ticked up 0.05 percent.
Reference: Reuters
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