Investing.com - U.S. stocks were up after the closing bell on Tuesday.
At the close of U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.38%, the S&P 500 index gained 1.07%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 0.86%.
Earlier in the day, data showed that CB consumer confidence in the U.S. rose less-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 45.4 last month from 45.2 in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 44.5.
Analysts had expected CB consumer confidence to rise to 46.5 last month.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, European stock markets closed higher. France’s CAC 40 was up 5.74%; Germany’s DAX gained 5.29%; Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed 4.02%; and the EURO STOXX 50 rose 5.31%.
At the close of U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.38%, the S&P 500 index gained 1.07%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 0.86%.
Earlier in the day, data showed that CB consumer confidence in the U.S. rose less-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 45.4 last month from 45.2 in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 44.5.
Analysts had expected CB consumer confidence to rise to 46.5 last month.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, European stock markets closed higher. France’s CAC 40 was up 5.74%; Germany’s DAX gained 5.29%; Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed 4.02%; and the EURO STOXX 50 rose 5.31%.