Rebounding from the previous session’s steep losses, the US markets ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials gaining more than 300 points, as worries over Italy's political crisis eased. A coalition government led by antiestablishment parties might be in the cards again for Italy, after it was blocked earlier in the week. Rebounding crude oil prices also supported the rally in US markets, as gains were recorded across the energy sector. A private report indicated that output cuts implemented by members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and nonmembers led by Russia will remain in place, sending oil prices sharply higher. Prices had been pressured in recent sessions amid expectations that OPEC would decide to lift production to help offset output losses from Iran and Venezuela.
On the US economic front, payroll processor ADP released a report showing private sector employment increased by slightly less than expected in the month of May. ADP said private sector employment climbed by 178,000 jobs in May after rising by a downwardly revised 163,000 jobs in April. Economists had expected employment to increase by 190,000 jobs compared to the jump of 204,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month. Besides, the Federal Reserve said that US economic activity expanded moderately in late April and early May with few shifts in the pattern of growth.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 306.33 points or 1.26 percent to 24667.78 and the S&P 500 increased by 34.15 points or 1.27% to 2724.01 and the Nasdaq was up by 65.86 points or 0.89 percent to 7462.45.
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