The major stock indexes in Europe closed up across the board.

The European Stoxx 600 index rose by 0.5%, the European Stoxx index rose by 0.5%, and the Eurozone blue-chip index rose by 0.5%. The French CAC 40 index rose by 0.5%, the Spanish IBEX index rose by 0.9%, the UK FTSE 100 index rose by 0.3%, and the German DAX index rose by 0.85%.