Wall St closes higher as investors digest earnings
The Dow rose 263.71 points, or 0.69%, to 38,503.69, the S&P 500 gained 59.95 points, or 1.20%, to 5,070.55 and the Nasdaq gained 245.34 points, or 1.59%, to 15,696.64.
At 9.23am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) marginally increased by 0.35 of-a-point to 1,571.83 from Wednesday’s close of 1,571.48. The benchmark index opened 1.81 points better at 1,573.29.
Oil rises as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data
Brent crude futures rose US$1.42, or 1.6%, to settle at US$88.42 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed US$1.46, or 1.8%, to US$83.36 a barrel.
