• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 0.52 percent to end at 20,611.86. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.50 percent to 2,349.25 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.64 percent to 5,819.44.
Wall Street pushed further into record-high territory on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 notching a seven-session winning streak, helped by a round of robust economic data and ongoing optimism that President Donald Trump will cut corporate taxes.
• Asian stocks edged up to fresh 19-month highs on Thursday, helped by an extended rally on Wall Street and strong U.S. data though the dollar stepped back after a recent bounce. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.2 percent, rising to its highest since July 2015.
• In Japan, the Nikkei Stock Average traded down 0.16 percent in early trade after Toshiba shares continued their decline on Thursday, falling 2.05 percent after the market open.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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