S&P 500 climbs 0.9% on Wednesday

Source: Dukascopy Bank
S&P 500 Index rose on Wednesday, supported by expansion in US, Chinese and European manufacturing amid progress in Greek debt talks. The index added 0.89% or 11.68 points and closed at 1,324.09 with all 10 sectors posting gains. Whirlpool jumped 13.5% after reporting better than predicted quarterly profit and claiming it expects shipments to North America increase by 3% this year. Amazon.com lost 7.7% after its quarterly net revenue declined and income grew at slower pace than Wall Street had expected.










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Building approvals declined in Australia

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