Fed says policymakers want to wait 'a little longer' before tapering stimulus program.
Gains in global markets accelerated on Thursday as Wall Street was looking to extend the sharp advances seen in the prior Fed-fueled session when the central bank retained its stimulus program.
Dow Jones industrial average index futures added 0.1%, Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose just above the flat line and Nasdaq index futures were up 0.2%.
On Wednesday, both the Dow and the S&P 500 surpassed their previous record highs set on Aug. 2. The Dow rose 1% to close at 15,676.94. The S&P 500 jumped 1.2% to 1,725.52. The Nasdaq composite rose 37.94 points, or 1%, to 3,783.64.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 1.8% to 14,766.18, even though government data showed a bigger-than-expected gap in trade. Benchmarks in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines at one point were all up by more than 3% percent. India and Singapore also posted solid gains. Markets in South Korea and mainland China were closed for public holidays.
European shares rallied. Benchmarks in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain all rose over 1%.
Benchmark oil for October delivery was up 46 cents to $108.53 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained $2.65, or 2.5 percent, to close at $108.07 on Wednesday.
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