• U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday despite a sharp decline in energy shares after written testimony from former FBI director James Comey did not add major revelations about an investigation into Russian meddling with last year's U.S. presidential election.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 37.46 points, or 0.18 percent, to 21,173.69, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 3.81 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,433.14 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 22.32 points, or 0.36percent, to 6,297.38.
• Asian shares wobbled in early Thursday trade as investors braced for any surprises from former FBI director James Comey's congressional appearance, the European Central Bank's policy meeting and the UK general elections.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.27 percent while Japan's Nikkei .N225 rose 0.3 percent thanks to the dollar's rebound against the yen.
Reference: Reuters
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