(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei 225 15,329.91 -58.81 -0.38%

Hang Seng 23,520.36 +377.13 +1.63%

Shanghai Composite 2,337.87 +47.43 +2.07%

FTSE 100 6,402.17 +38.71 +0.61%

CAC 40 4,112.67 +15.93 +0.39%

Xetra DAX 9,068.19 +165.58 +1.86%

S&P 500 1,985.05 +23.42 +1.19%

NASDAQ Composite 4,564.29 +78.36 +1.75%

Dow Jones 17,005.75 +187.81 +1.12%

Stock indices closed higher due to the better-than-expected corporate earnings.

Investors are awaiting the Fed' interest rate decision on Wednesday. They expect that the Fed will end its bond-buying program. Investors are awaiting new signs for further monetary policy in the U.S. The slowdown of the global growth and recent weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data could lead that the Fed will keep its low interest rate for a longer period.

Sanofi shares dropped 10% after the company reported that sales of its diabetes products may not grow next year due to price competition.

Standard Chartered Plc shares fell 9% after reporting a 16% decline in third-quarter profit before taxes.

UBS AG shares rose 5.8% despite the weaker-than-estimated third-quarter profit.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,402.17 +38.71 +0.61%

DAX 9,068.19 +165.58 +1.86%

CAC 40 4,112.67 +15.93 +0.39%

U.S. stock futures rose as investors assessed corporate earnings and an unexpected drop in durables goods orders as the Federal Reserve prepares to end bond purchases.

Global markets:

Nikkei 15,329.91 -58.81 -0.38%

Hang Seng 23,520.36 +377.13 +1.63%

Shanghai Composite 2,337.87 +47.43 +2.07%

FTSE 6,395.65 +32.19 +0.51%

CAC 4,109.47 +12.73 +0.31%

DAX 9,017.06 +114.45 +1.29%

Crude oil $81.48 (+0.60%)

Gold $1232.60 (+0.27%)

(company / ticker / price / change, % / volume)

Upgrades:

Downgrades:

Twitter (TWTR) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Stifel

Twitter (TWTR) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts, target lowered to $47 from $65

Twitter (TWTR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill, target $50

Twitter (TWTR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Nomura, target lowered to $45 from $55

Other:

Stock indices traded higher as investors focussed on corporate earnings.

Investors are awaiting the Fed' interest rate decision on Wednesday. They expect that the Fed will end its bond-buying program. Investors are awaiting new signs for further monetary policy in the U.S. The slowdown of the global growth and recent weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data could lead that the Fed will keep its low interest rate for a longer period.

Sanofi shares dropped 8.3% after the company reported that sales of its diabetes products may not grow next year due to price competition.

Standard Chartered Plc shares fell 8.2% after reporting a 16% decline in third-quarter profit before taxes.

UBS AG shares rose 3.6% despite the weaker-than-estimated third-quarter profit.

Current figures:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,398.96 +35.50 +0.56%

DAX 9,039.04 +136.43 +1.53%

CAC 40 4,117.83 +21.09 +0.51%

Most Asian stock indices closed higher ahead of the Fed's interest rate decision on Wednesday. Market participants are awaiting the Fed will end its bond-buying program.

Investors also expects new signs for further monetary policy.

Chinese stocks rose as industrial profits in China increased and China's President Xi Jinping urged to create more free-trade zones in China. Profits of Chinese industrial firms rose 0.4% in September from a year earlier, after a 0.6% fall in August.

Retail sales in Japan jumped 2.3% in September, exceeding expectations for a 0.9% increase, after a 1.2% gain in August.

Indexes on the close:

Nikkei 225 15,329.91 -58.81 -0.38%

Hang Seng 23,520.36 +377.13 +1.63%

Shanghai Composite 2,337.87 +47.43 +2.07%