Forexpros – European stocks were up after the closing bell on Tuesday.
At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX rose 0.95%, London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.46%, France’s CAC 40 climbed 0.46% and the EURO STOXX 50 was up 0.56%.
Earlier in the day, data showed that CB consumer confidence in the U.S. rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 56.0 last month from 40.9 in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 39.8.
Analysts had expected CB consumer confidence to rise to 43.0 last month.
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were mixed after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.53%; the S&P 500 index gained 0.47%, while the Nasdaq 100 index declined 0.50%.
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