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(Reuters) — Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday after data showing easing inflation pressures added to hopes that the Federal Reserve's policy tightening was ending, while chip stocks surged as Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) posted a surprise quarterly profit.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 160.77 points, or 0.46%, at the open to 35,443.49.

Stocks on Wall Street are on pace to end July on solid footing as a recent batch of upbeat economic data and robust corporate earnings helped ease recession fears.

Wall Street closed lower, its big rally losing momentum despite fatter-than-expected profit reports from big companies and the latest signals of a resilient economy

Investors want to understand how the companies they invest in are impacted by climate risks and what they are doing to address it, but that may not be an easy fix.

The BOJ sets policy later in the session. The Nikkei newspaper reported, without citing sources, that policymakers will discuss tweaking the yield control policy to allow 10-year government bond yields above a 0.5% cap in some circumstances. The yield leapt to 0.505% in early trade.

Dow since 1987. The Nikkei newspaper reported the central bank will maintain its 0.5% cap for the 10-year government bond yield, but discuss allowing long-term interest rates to rise above that level by a certain degree. Reuters confirmed the central bank may make minor tweaks to extend the lifespan of its yield control policy.

Wall Street is fading, and its big rally is losing momentum despite fatter-than-expected profit reports from big companies and the latest signals of a resilient economy

Global equities surged Thursday and the dollar retreated, as investors wagered the Federal Reserve has reached the end of its 16-month long policy-tightening cycle.

(Reuters) — Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday on hopes that the Federal Reserve's policy tightening was ending and the world's largest economy was heading for a soft landing, while Meta Platforms jumped on strong third-quarter revenue forecast.

Wall Street held steady after the Federal Reserve followed through on expectations and raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in more than two decades

«I think it is going to be fine for the markets because the backdrop is a robust US consumer and a corporate sector in the United States that is generating good profits,» says Adrian Mowat, EM-Equity Strategist.What is the weather looking like for US equities given that it is a 25 bps hike that is something which was anticipated? But another hike in the offing, how do you think the markets are going to perceive that?I think it is going to be fine for the markets because the backdrop is a robust US consumer and a corporate sector in the United States that is generating good profits. We had very good numbers out of Meta, the owner of Facebook, this week. So we have got a story here where the top line is a bit better than people were expecting and the corporate sector in the US has been very good at maintaining margins.

Asian shares advanced and the dollar fell on Thursday after a well-flagged U.S. rate rise delivered no major surprises, although policymakers in Europe and Japan could pose risks for markets with their own interest rate decisions. S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% while Nasdaq futures gained 0.5%, helped by a 6.8% jump in Meta Platforms in after-hours trading.

Federal Reserve rate hike that left the door open for future hikes, but the Dow scored a 13-day winning streak. The Fed lifted its benchmark overnight interest rate by a widely expected 25 basis points, marking the 11th hike in the U.S. central bank's past 12 policy meetings.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures were trading in a mixed fashion on Wednesday's evenings, following mixed trade among major averages following the Federal Reserve's decision to hike a further 25 basis points, in line with market expectations, while investors monitored ongoing earnings results from major companies.

Investing.com — The Dow closed higher Wednesday, extending its win streak to a 13th straight day after shrugging off the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to the highest level in 22 years and a Microsoft-fueled stumble in tech.

equities bounced back after three days of muted trade on buying at lower levels and select heavyweights. «Markets will react to Fed’s commentary. Further, monthly F&O expiry along with a slew of corporate earnings, could keep the market a bit volatile,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 0.5 points, or 0.00 per cent, higher at 19,984.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Thursday.

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