• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 118.95 points, or 0.58 percent, to 20,743, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 14.22 points, or 0.60 percent, to 2,365.38 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 27.37 points, or 0.47 percent, to 5,865.95.
U.S. stocks rose to fresh record highs on Tuesday, boosted by strong earnings reports from Wal-Mart and Home Depot and continued optimism about the economic agenda of President Donald Trump.
• Asian stocks edged up on Wednesday, joining a record-setting night for world markets as investors cheered upbeat factory activity in Europe and solid earnings on Wall Street.
• MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan nudged up 0.1 percent, taking its cues from the world stock index rising to an all-time peak of 446.21 overnight.
• Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's Kospi each added 0.15 percent.
Reference: Reuters
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