Baku – APA-Economics. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 0.9% -- 154 points -- to 17,210.06, USA TODAY reported.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 0.8% to 1998.30 and the Nasdaq composite index rose 1% to 4555.22.
European stocks were higher Wednesday, recovering some from the previous day's steep losses. Germany's DAX index rose 0.7% to 9661.97 and France's CAC 40 index jumped 1.3% to 4413.72. Britain's FTSE index was up 0.4% to 6706.27.