The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 52.31 points, or 0.20%, to 26,815.44. The S&P 500 gained 9.67 points, or 0.30%, to 3,246.59, and the Nasdaq Composite added 39.28 points, or 0.37%, to 10,672.27.

There were 4 contracts valued at kes 126,000 concluded in today’s trading session on the derivatives market of the NSE.

The Japanese yen traded at 105.43 per dollar after weakening from levels around 105 yesterday. The Australian dollar was at $0.7045 after falling yesterday from above $0.712.

The S&P 500 posted three new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 34 new highs and 89 new lows.

There were no contracts  concluded in today’s trading session on the derivatives market of the NSE.