In the US tonight, the Dow closed up 120.8 points at 14,164.53, while the S&P500
was ahead 12.57 points at 1,565.15 and the Nasdaq Composite was 15.65 points
higher at 2,803.02.
Crude oil futures gained, with the contract for November delivery up $1.24 to
$80.26, while gold futures also climbed, the contract for December delivery ahead
$3.70 to $742.40.
In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 371.5 points at 28,599.54,
while the Nikkei rose 0.2% to 17,194.41.
Crude oil for November delivery fell as much as 33 cents to $79.93 a barrel in
electronic trading, after closing up $1.24 at $80.26 on the New York Mercantile
Exchange Tuesday.