Los índices de la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York cerraron en alturas récord el jueves, mientras el júbilo algo demorado permeaba los mercados del mundo luego que la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos redujo su tasa de interés clave.

Wall Street's gains followed rallies for markets across Europe and Asia after the Federal Reserve delivered the first cut to interest rates in more than four years late on Wednesday.

Asian markets rose Friday to build on the latest global rally after a jumbo US interest rate cut this week, while the yen reversed earlier gains after the Bank of Japan decided against another hike.