Investing.com - European stocks were up after the closing bell on Thursday.
At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX rose 1.90%, London’s FTSE 100 gained 1.47%, France’s CAC 40 climbed 1.41% and the EURO STOXX 50 was up 1.52%.
Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that the euro zone’s manufacturing PMI fell more-than-expected to 57.70 last month, from 59.00 in the preceding month.
Analysts had expected the euro zone’s manufacturing PMI to fall to 58.30 last month.
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were up after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.55%; the S&P 500 index gained 0.66%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 1.42%.
At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX rose 1.90%, London’s FTSE 100 gained 1.47%, France’s CAC 40 climbed 1.41% and the EURO STOXX 50 was up 1.52%.
Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that the euro zone’s manufacturing PMI fell more-than-expected to 57.70 last month, from 59.00 in the preceding month.
Analysts had expected the euro zone’s manufacturing PMI to fall to 58.30 last month.
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were up after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.55%; the S&P 500 index gained 0.66%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 1.42%.