Wall Street’s big indices rose, supported by solid results in the banking sector and renewed optimism for tech stocks. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Global markets headed higher on Wednesday as earnings season hit its stride and dovish comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell helped investors look past trade tensions between the United States and China. Traders in Dublin and London missed out on the generally upbeat mood.

Dublin

Euronext Dublin finished the day off 0.3 per cent on what was a muted day for the domestic market.

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