Stock Market News – European equities broadly gain; US indices set to maintain positive momentum
Posted on July 26, 2017 at 1:48 pm GMTEuropean stock markets were broadly heading higher in today’s trading. US indices such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at fresh all-time highs yesterday with energy stocks and financials leading the gains, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average came close to achieving the same feat. The energy sector was supported by developments in the OPEC/non-OPEC sphere to extend the period of crude production cuts, as well as Saudi Arabia’s pledge to reduce oil exports starting next month. [..]