The US markets closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by a surge in tech stocks after a flurry of corporate earnings beat lowered expectations. The S&P 500 made its sixth record close in eight sessions, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average made its seventh record close in as many sessions. In the absence of US economic data, quarterly earnings dominated the headlines. Risk appetite also got a boost from oil futures, which settled up, erasing earlier losses following a decline in domestic crude supplies. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its forecasts for global economic growth this year and next as the unexpected UK vote to leave the European Union creates a wave of uncertainty amid already-fragile business and consumer confidence. According to the report, the global economy is projected to expand 3.1 percent this year and 3.4 percent in 2017. Those forecasts represent a 0.1 percentage point reduction for both years relative to the IMF’s April World Economic Outlook. In the US, weaker-than-expected growth in the first quarter prompted the IMF to reduce its 2016 forecast to a gain of 2.2 percent, 0.2 percentage points less than the April outlook. The IMF left its 2017 forecast for US growth unchanged at 2.5 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up by 36.02 points or 0.19 percent to 18,595.03, Nasdaq added 53.56 points or 1.06 percent to 5,089.93 while, S&P 500 gained 9.24 points or 0.43 percent to 2,173.02.
The Indian ADRs closed in green; Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.76%, Wipro was up by 0.43%, HDFC Bank was up 0.28%, Infosys was up 0.10% and Tata Motors was up 0.05%.
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