Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.8% to close at 39958.87 amid risk-on sentiment. "Equities worldwide continued to ride on the wave of U.S.' AI investment announcement, as well as blowout earnings from streaming giant Netflix,

Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 120.97 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 44,146.78. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wall Street closed higher, with the S&P 500 index scoring an all-time high. Blowout Netflix results and plans for $500b AI investment fuel gains.

All told, the S&P 500 rose 37.13 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 130.92 and the Nasdaq composite jumped 252.56.

Gold price sticks to positive bias for the third successive day on Wednesday and trades near its highest level since November 1 above $2,750. The uncertainty around US President Donald Trump's trade policies turns out to be a key factor that continues to drive haven flows towards the precious metal.

U.S. stock index futures held steady Wednesday evening after the SP 500 hit a record high, driven by Netflixs strong earnings and optimism over President Donald Trumps AI investment initiative. SP 500 Futures were flat

Netflix, Oracle, and Nvidia lead gains as S&P 500 reaches an all-time high. Explore the drivers behind this rally and what it means for US stock markets today.

Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks are lifting U.S. indexes Wednesday as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence.

Netflix, Oracle and other big technology stocks are lifting Wall Street toward a record on Wednesday as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Officials in Beijing

Market News U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday after President Trump announced a $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure. Market participants also reacted positively to strong fourth-quarter results.

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