US stock markets have closed with gains on Tuesday. At the end of trading in New York, the Dow was calculated at 40,527 points, an increase of 0.8 percent compared to the previous trading day. A few minutes earlier, the broader S&P 500 was at around 5,560 points, up 0.6 percent and the Nasdaq 100 on the technology stock exchange was calculated at around 19,545 points, up 0.6 percent.
Despite the increasing uncertainty under the Trump administration over trade policy and recent US economic data, the Wall Street managed to close in the green. Consumer sentiment in the US under President Donald Trump has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years. The consumer confidence barometer unexpectedly plummeted by 7.9 points to 86.0 points in April.
The European community currency was weaker on Tuesday evening: One euro cost 1.1377 US dollars and one dollar was therefore equivalent to 0.8790 euros.
The gold price showed weakness, with a fine ounce costing $3,319 (-0.7 percent) in the evening, which corresponds to a price of 93.78 euros per gram.
Meanwhile, the oil price has fallen sharply: A barrel of North Sea crude oil cost around 21:00 CET on Tuesday evening at $64.12, which is 174 cents or 2.6 percent less than the closing price of the previous trading day.