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European stocks gain

23 November 2012 07:10 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Vahab Rzayev - APA-ECONOMICS. European stock markets and the euro rose as traders welcomed strong Chinese manufacturing data and an Israel-Gaza truce, while a Greek bailout deal was put on hold ahead of a European Union summit. The benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.68 per cent on Thursday to 5,791.03 points in London, Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.84 per cent to 7,244.99 points, and the Paris CAC 40 advanced 0.60 per cent to 3,498.22, Businessweek reported.

On November 22, US market was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The spot price of gold once again held in a narrow range in overnight trading – between $1,718 and $1,729 per ounce – amid relatively low volumes ahead of tomorrow’s Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

In world market, euro exchange rate against the dollar makes $1.2885 (+0.3%).