On the American stock markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index increased by 0.58% to 50,579.70 points, the S&P 500 index rose by 0.37% to 7,473.47 points, while the Nasdaq Composite index increased by 0.19% to 26,393.97 points, APA-Economics reports.
On the European stock markets, the FTSE 100 index rose by 0.22% to 10,466.26 points, Germany’s DAX index increased by 0.15% to 24,888.56 points, and France’s CAC 40 index gained 0.37% to 8,115.75 points.
The exchange rate of the euro against the US dollar on global markets decreased by 0.14% to 1.1603 dollars.