The Dow Jones gained 69 points to 12,548 aided by lower oil prices and better-than-expected new home sales data.
The Nasdaq advanced 36.57 points to 2481 points.
Indian ADRs were mixed though. Among the losers, ICICI Bank declined 4.26% to $37.74 and MTNL fell 3.3% to $4.71. Tata Motors lost 2.3% and HDFC Bank lost 1.94%. Tech stocks advanced with Satyam gaining 3.36% to $25.84, Wipro went up 3.2% to $13.28 and Infosys advanced 1.9% to $43.94.