European stocks close: stocks closed higher, supported by the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing

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16 March 2015

European stocks close: stocks closed higher, supported by the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing

Stock indices closed higher, supported by the European Central Bank's quantitative easing. The European Central Bank has started to buy government bonds last Monday.

The European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is scheduled to speak at 18:45 GMT0.

Market participants are awaiting the Fed's monetary policy decision on Wednesday.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,804.08 +63.50 +0.94 %

DAX 12,167.72 +266.11 +2.24 %

CAC 40 5,061.16 +50.70 +1.01 %

S&P 500 2,077.28 +23.88 +1.16 %, NASDAQ 4,925.8 +54.04 +1.11 %, Dow 17,974.8 +225.49 +1.27 %

Foreign exchange market. American session: the U.S. dollar traded mixed to lower against the most major currencies after the weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data

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