Nasdaq Surges Over 500 Points; Johnson Controls Earnings Top Views

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 500 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded up 3.45% to 43,678.43 while the NASDAQ rose 2.84% to 18,963.41. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 2.44% to 5,923.85.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsFinancial shares surged by 5.9% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, real estate shares fell by 3.3%.

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Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter on Wednesday.

The company posted quarterly earnings of $1.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.20 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.39 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $7.17 ...