U.S. stock markets saw gains, with the Dow Jones index rising by 2.47% to 50,115.67 points, the S&P 500 index increasing by 1.97% to 6,932.3 points, and the Nasdaq index climbing by 2.18% to 23,031.21 points, APA-Economics reports.
European stock markets advanced, with the FTSE 100 index up 0.59% to 10,369.75 points, Germany’s DAX index rising by 0.94% to 24,721.46 points, and France’s CAC-40 index gaining 0.43% to 8,273.84 points.
In global markets, the euro strengthened against the U.S. dollar by 0.32% to $1.1815.