Indexes close up more than 1% as investors assess Fed news
Sept 23 - U.S. stocks gained more than 1% on Thursday as investors appeared relieved about the Federal Reserve's stance on tapering stimulus and raising interest rates.Upbeat outlooks from Accenture and Salesforce helped to bolster the market, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Wednesday authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older.Also helping sentiment, concern about a ripple effect from China Evergrande continued to ease.The Fed said
House Dems pass bill to avoid shutdown, suspend debt limit.Pfizer provides 500 million more Covid vaccine doses to U.S. for donation. The nation’s largest banks are asking an international body of regulators to give them the space to grow their crypto asset exposures, sparking debate over where guardrails should be placed on the emerging asset class.At 08:03 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 189 points, or 0.56%, S&P 500 e-minis gained 23.5 points, or 0.54%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis jumped 47.5 points,