
US close: Stocks higher on positive trade headlines
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.07% at 39,606.57, while the S&P 500 advanced 1.67% to 5,375.86 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 2.50% firmer at 16,708.05. The Dow closed 419.59 points higher on Wednesday, extending …