Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 557.51 points, or 1.08%, at 52,178.99 on Thursday, Oct. 15; S&P 500 closed up 25.18 points, or 0.33%, at 7,744.12; Nasdaq Composite closed up 20.16 points, or 0.08%, at 26,713.03.

UK GDP rose 0.1% in August, marking a third consecutive monthly increase and leaving GDP up 1.8% through the first eight months of the year, Deutsche Bank’s Sanjeev Raja said. He added the UK remains the fastest-growing G7 economy. Sector details show consumer-facing services output fell 0.3% for a second month, information & communications output dropped 0.5%, and construction contracted 0.2% for a fourth month. Employment is down about 95,000. Raja said sustained energy prices are squeezing household incomes and higher interest rates are weighing on consumption and investment, though overall the economy remains resilient.

欧洲央行管委佩雷拉：经济增长表现超出预期，若未来几个月这一势头持续，也不会令人意外。