 average gaining 429 points to 39,721. The benchmark S&P 500 up 56 points to 5,633. And the tech-heavy NASDAQ gaining 218 points to 18,647. Asian shares have carried on with the blistering rally on Wall Street as Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged over 42,000 for the very first time. 13 past 7, more business and consumer news now with our national correspondent Erin Rial.