The US markets bounced back on Thursday with the Dow closing higher for the fourth consecutive session, reaching its best closing level in almost a month after crude prices rebounded and led the energy stocks move higher. On the economy front the Labor Department reported a smaller than expected rebound in initial jobless claims in the week ended January 31st. The initial jobless claims rose to 278,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level of 267,000. Traders largely shrugged off the disappointing news of fourth quarter productivity and the December trade deficit as old news. Traders also got some comfort with easing euro zone concerns. Greece proposed a bridging program until the end of May to allow time for debt talks, vowing to do everything in its power to avoid default.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by 211.86 points or 1.20 percent to 17,884.88, the Nasdaq gained 48.39 points or 1.03 percent to 4,765.10 and the S&P 500 ended higher by 21.01 points or 1.03 percent to 2,062.52.
The Indian ADRs made mostly a positive close on Thursday, Dr Reddy’s lab was up by 0.35%, Wipro gained 0.31%, Infosys was up by 0.97%, while Tata Motors was down by 2.69%.
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