New York (AFP)

The New York Stock Exchange ended in the green Thursday, rather reassured by a fragile compromise on the Brexit and encouraged by quarterly results deemed satisfactory by several big names in the rating.

Its flagship index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, grabbed 0.09% to 27,025.88 points.

The Nasdaq, with strong technological color, took 0.56%, to 8,156.85 points, and the expanded S & P 500 index appreciated by 0.28% to 2,997.95 points.

According to Alan Skrainka of Cornerstone Wealth Management, the compromise reached between London and Brussels for a UK exit from the EU is the main factor that pushed the indices up on Thursday.

"This is the first tangible sign of progress we've had for some time," says Skrainka.

The ratification of the compromise by the British Parliament remains very uncertain, however, the North Irish Unionist Party, a key ally of Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, has indicated that it would not support these proposals.

The Labor Party, the main opposition party, has called on British MPs to "reject" the agreement.

Several corporate results were also welcomed Thursday by investors.

US bank Morgan Stanley delighted Wall Street with solid third quarter results, marked by a sharp rise in commissions generated by traders and investment bankers. Its stock rose 1.52%.

Netflix, which released Wednesday after closing the results deemed reassuring since it reported more than 158 million subscribers worldwide and a turnover of more than $ 5 billion in the third quarter, has increased by 2.47%.

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In addition, Thursday's rise is also "the continuation of the movement having followed visibly positive news on the commercial front at the end of last week", according to Alan Skrainka.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had reached a partial trade agreement with Beijing, which had benefited New York.

Indicators, industrial production and housing starts in the United States in September have declined, according to figures released Thursday.

In the bond market, the 10-year rate on US debt stood at 1.750% around 20.45 GMT, slightly higher than Wednesday's close (1.740%).

Among the other values, the Honeywell industrial conglomerate gained 2.38%, despite the publication of mixed results in the third quarter.

IBM, which disappointed Wednesday reporting sales down in the third quarter, saw its action fall by 5.52%.

Alcoa jumped 5.95%. The US aluminum and bauxite producer, which widened its losses in the third quarter, announced on Wednesday a strategic review of the sale of non-core assets and the upcoming sale of smelters.

General Motors fell 1.26%. The meeting of UAW union leaders, in which they must decide on the preliminary agreement to end a strike that crippled GM's US plants since September 16, stretched Thursday late in the day.

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