US stocks ended higher on Wednesday after declining for the past three sessions, with investors' focus on the Federal Reserve's policy statement and news conference by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day. The Dow added 56 points to 14,512. Nasdaq advanced 25 points in trade.
In Asia this morning, the NIkkei has jumped 1.2% to12,613. Seoul Composite has also moved up marginally. At 630 hrs IST the SGX Nifty is trading at 5727 - up 10 points. points.
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