U.S. equities had a solid session Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing nearly 300 points to pace the broader market's advance. The blue-chip benchmark's outperformance underscores continued investor appetite for established equities amid evolving market conditions. This rally in traditional stock markets often sets the tone for risk sentiment across multiple asset classes, including digital assets and cryptocurrency markets where macroeconomic factors play an increasingly important role in price discovery and investor positioning.