Amid the US trade closure, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.55%. The S&P 500 gained 0.62%. The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.79%.

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, European stock markets closed mixed. France’s CAC 40 index is down 0.28%. The German Dax gained 1.04%. The UK’s FTSE 100 fell 0.02% and the Euro Euro STOXX 50 gained 1.16%.
US markets closed higher. The Dow Jones rose 0.55%.