Baku - APA-Economics. The Dow Jones index was up 0.77 per cent to 16,956.07 points and the tech-rich Nasdaq index had jumped 1.14 per cent to 4,408.18 about 90 minutes into trade.
The broad-based S&P 500 had risen to an all-time high, up 0.67 per cent to 1,973.32.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended up 0.87 per cent at 6,802.92 while the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.87 per cent to 4,461.12 points compared to Monday's closing levels.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.71 per cent to 9,902.41 points.