U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 500 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 3.45% to 43,678.43 while the NASDAQ rose 2.84% to 18,963.41. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 2.44% to 5,923.85.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsFinancial shares surged by 5.9% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, real estate shares fell by 3.3%.
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Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter on Wednesday.
The company posted quarterly earnings of $1.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.20 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.39 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $7.17 billion.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.1% to $72.05 while gold traded down 2.7% at $2,676.50.
Silver traded down 4.4% to $31.345 on Wednesday, while copper fell 5.2% to $4.2445.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.54%, Germany's DAX dipped 1.13% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.51%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 2.90%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.07%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 2.61%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 2.23%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.09% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 1.13%.
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