REVIEW: Overnight Wall Street finished broadly higher, with the closely-watched Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S & P 500-share jumping 1.13% to 17,390.52 and 1.17% to 2,018.05 respectively, a record close amid better-than-expected corporate earnings result.
The surprised jolt from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) ramping up its massive economic stimulus programme added to the upbeat mood.
