DJIA
edged up 0.2% to end at 13,228.3. NASDAQ rose 0.6% to settle at 3, 069.2.
S&P 500 ticked 0.2% up to close at 1,403.4.
Markets
in Japan are closed on account of a public holiday.
FTSE
100 gained 0.5% to settle at 5,777.1.
FTSEurofirst
300 index added 0.7% to 1,051.5.
In
Asia, crude oil for June delivery is trading 0.2% or $0.19 lower at $104.74 per
barrel.
At 0400 BST today, the GBP
is trading 0.1% higher against the USD at $1.6279, 0.2% higher against the EUR
at €1.2296, and 0.3% lower against the JPY at ¥130.43.To read the full Financial Market Summary please click or the thumbnail below.