European shares had a solid day to the upside

Major European indices had a solid day led by Spain’s Ibex which rose by 1.3%. Other major indices were up by 0.77% or more:

• German DAX, +0.87%
• France’s CAC +0.97%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +0.77%
• Spain’s Ibex +1.3%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.96%

US stocks have pushed into positive territory with the NASDAQ index leading with a gain of 0.06%:

• Dow industrial average +0.59%
• S&P index +0.34%
• NASDAQ index +0.06%

At session lows, the NASDAQ index successfully tested its 100 hour moving average giving the buyers some hope from a technical perspective (see post here).

A look around other markets shows:

• Crude oil is up $0.93 at $65.90.
• Gold is up $26.50 or 0.70% at $3775.23.
• Silver is up $0.99 or 2.21% at $46.16. That is a new high going back to 2011.
• Bitcoin is up $370 at $109,400.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.