• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 172.16 points, or 0.68 percent, to 25,414.1, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 25.67 points, or 0.91 percent, to 2,846.07 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 91.47 points, or 1.17 percent, to 7,932.24.

Wall Street rose on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump secured concessions from the European Union on trade, while a disappointing quarterly report from Facebook (FB.O) after the bell slammed its stock and threatened to put the brakes on a tech rally.

• Asian stocks opened mixed in early Thursday trade, as investors digested a report that U.S. President Donald Trump obtained concessions from the European Union to avoid a trade war.

Japan's Nikkei 225 edged down 0.16 percent, with some financials, autos and tech stocks taking slight hits.

In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi was up by 0.32 percent, with the manufacturing sector primarily contributing to the advance.

Meanwhile, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.40 percent. Heavily weighted financials slipped, as did major miners.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC