The main European indices close higher on this day | Business Top stories

The main European indices closed higher that day. The only one lagging behind is the UK FTSE 100 which closes almost unchanged. A look at the main clues shows:

• German Dax, + 0.5%
• CAC France, + 0.75%
• UK FTSE 100, unchanged
• Ibex from Spain, + 0.7%
• Italian FTSE MIB, + 080%

A snapshot of the US stock market shows:

• Dow Jones, up 230 points or 0.64% to 36179
• S&P up 48.23 points or 1.02% to 4,774.10
• Nasdaq up 174 points or 1.11% to 15,827
• Russell 2000, _ + 9.8 points or 0.44% at 2251

S&P hits new all-time highs that day at 4,774.45

The Nasdaq hits a new high for December at 15,843.83. The year-end high is up to 16057. The intraday high reached 16212.23.

The Dow Jones is trading a new December high of 36187.51 and is approaching its all-time close to 36432.23. The highest all-time high is 36,565.73.

In the US debt market, yields are mixed with the short and the high in the long and the low.

In other markets,

• crude oil is trading around $ 2 or 2.7% at $ 75.75
• Spot gold is trading up $ 7.80 or 0.44% from $ 1,809.65
• Spot money trades up $ 0.05 or 0.24% to $ 23.01
• Bitcoin Returns Above $ 50,000 To $ 51,628 Level