U.S. equity markets are on track for a fourth straight day of gains as violent protests that have gripped the country grew more peaceful and job losses abated.

U.S. equity markets were on track for a fourth straight day of gains Wednesday as the riots and looting that gripped America over the past week showed signs of abating and investors received better-than-expected news on the jobs front. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 214 points, or 0.83Â percent, in the opening minutes of trading while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.71 percent and 0.43Â percent, respectively.

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