U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday, as investors’ worries of an escalating trade conflict between the United States and China eased. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 240.92 points, or 0.99%, to 24,505.22. The S&P 500 gained 18.15 points, or 0.69%, to 2,662.84. The Nasdaq Composite added 34.44 points, or 0.49%, to 7,076.55.
Oil prices regained some lost ground Thursday as fears of a U.S.-China trade war appeared to ease somewhat. Brent crude ended 31 cents higher, a gain of 0.5%, at $68.33 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 17 cents, or 0.3%, to end at $63.54 a barrel.
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