The US markets surged on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average notching its best one-day point gain since December 2011, after House Republican leaders proposed a temporary extension of the nation’s debt ceiling. The White House called encouraging the Republican plan to hike the debt ceiling for six weeks with no policy strings attached, reducing the danger of a US default. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified before the Senate Finance Committee, warning lawmakers that failing to hike the nation’s debt limit by October 17 might endanger Social Security and Medicare checks. Lew’s appearance before the Senate Finance Committee was the first head-to-head encounter between an administration official and dubious Republicans since the federal government shutdown began October 1.
On the economy front, the number of people who filed new applications for US unemployment benefits surged in the first week of October to the highest level in six months because of ongoing processing miscues in California as well as layoffs related to the government shutdown. Initial claims leaped by 66,000 to a seasonally adjusted 374,000 in the seven days ended October 5, marking the biggest one-week spike since last November, the Labor Department reported. The average of new claims over the past month, usually a more reliable gauge, also jumped by 20,000 and stood at 325,000.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 323.09 points or 2.18 percent to 15,126.10, the S&P 500 was up 36.16 points or 2.18 percent to 1,692.56, while Nasdaq gained 82.97 points or 2.26 percent to 3,760.75.
Indian ADRs closed in green on Thursday; Tata Motors was up 1.64%, ICICI Bank was up 1.38%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 1.04%, Infosys was up 0.60% and HDFC Bank was up 0.58%.
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