Stocks Rally on Steady Fed Rates; Oil Prices Also Rise
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U.S. stocks closed higher after Fed kept rates steady; Dow rose 0.67%, S&P 500 gained 1.05%, Nasdaq increased 1.64%
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Asian markets mixed - Japan's Nikkei up 1.2%, China's Shanghai down 0.45%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.91%
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European stocks rallied on Fed hopes; STOXX 600 up 1.42%, Germany's DAX gained 1.51%, France’s CAC climbed 1.59%
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Crude oil prices rose with WTI up 0.86% to $81.13/bbl, Brent up 1.39% to $85.83/bbl
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U.S. futures pointed to a higher open - Dow futures up 0.27%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.48%, Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.74%