Global market: There was little change in US stock indices, European shares rose

The S&P 500 closed up 0.08% at 4,154.77. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.03% at 33,977.72. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 0.04% at 12,153.41.

The US dollar declined to 134.08 JPY from 134.41 yen. The dollar rose to 1.0972 against the euro from 1.0928.

Shares of Goldman Sachs declined as it reported a decline in both revenue and profit.

Investors’ focus this week is on the release of first quarter results from more major companies.

european shares

European shares rose on Tuesday on strong earnings from travel and leisure companies and strong China GDP data.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4%. The index for the travel and leisure sector rose 2.1%.

China’s economy grew 4.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal year.

Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.38% at 7,909.44. Germany’s DAX was up 0.59% at 15,882.67. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.47% to 7,533.63.

Asia

Most Asian shares declined on Tuesday.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed down 0.6% at 20,650.51. In China, the Shanghai Composite index rose 0.2% to 3,393.33. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 0.5% at 28,658.83. South Korean benchmark Kospi fell 0.19% to close at 2,571.09.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.3% at 7,360.20. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index closed down 0.4% at 11,884.1.

crude oil

Brent crude for June delivery rose 1 cent to $84.77 a barrel on Tuesday. Benchmark US crude for May delivery rose 3 cents to $80.86 a barrel.

bullion

Gold for delivery in June climbed $12.70 to $2,019.70 an ounce. Silver for May delivery rose 17 cents to $25.26 an ounce.