US equities moved higher on Thursday

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US stocks rebounded after sharp losses on Thursday, supported by positive data from the US. Orders of durable goods in the US rose by 9.9% while jobless claims dropped last week. At the same time, mixed quarterly reports continued to weight down on US companies. The S&P 500 Index added 0.30% to close at 1,412.97. Six out of ten sectors within the index advanced. The top-performers were oil and gas firms as well as health care companies. Anadarko Petroleum and Backer Hughes rose 0.56% and 1.66% while Aetna climbed 1.09%. Aetna reported a 2% increase in Q3 earnings. Apple and Amazon moved lower by 1.18% and 2.44%. After the bell, Amazon reported revenue that missed the Wall Street expectations and a net loss of USD274 million in Q3. Apple announced its quarterly results on Tuesday. The company stated that its net profit totalled USD8.8 billion, lower than forecast of USD10.37 billion. Telecommunications were also bearish, with Metropcs Communications and Sprint Nextel dipping 0.56% and 1.78%.

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