European stock markets closed on Christmas Eve mostly in the plus

European stock markets closed on Christmas Eve mostly in the plus

European stock markets closed on Christmas Eve in abbreviated trading mostly in the plus, in the US the main indices strengthened. The main French CAC 40 index fell by 0.10% to 5522.01 points on Thursday, the Spanish IBEX 35, on the other hand, improved by 0.47% to 8111.50 points and the British FTSE 100 by 0.10% to 6502.11 point. The EuroStoxx 50 eurozone blue-chip index rose 0.11% to 3543.28 points and the STOXX Europe 600 pan-European index rose 0.12% to 395.98 points. Stock exchanges in Germany and Italy have already closed. The key US index Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.23% on Thursday and closed at 30,199.87 points. The broader S&P 500 rose 0.35% to 3703.06 points and the Nasdaq Composite technology index rose 0.26% to 12,804.73 points. The actions were slightly supported by a trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Britain. Overall, however, trading was calm and traditionally weak in terms of volumes. The euro traded at $ 1.2183 after the closing of European stock exchanges. The European Central Bank set the reference exchange rate at 1.2193 (Wednesday 1.2166) USD / EUR on Thursday afternoon. This means that the dollar cost 0.8201 (0.8220) euros.