Most Western indexes increased

Baku. 18 February. REPORT.AZ/ On February 17 at the US stock market Dow Jones index increased by 1,59% to 16 453,83 points, the S & P 500 up by 1,65% - to 1 926,82 points and the Nasdaq by 2,21% - to 4 534,07 points.

Report informs, at the European stock market FTSE 100 index increased by 2,87% - up to 6 030,32 points, the German DAX increased by 2,65% - up to 9 377,21 points, the French CAC-40 index went up by 2,99% - to 4 233,47 points.

In the morning on the COMEX the price per ounce of gold increased by 0,12% to 1 209,40 USD, the euro against the dollar in world markets amounted to 1,1139 USD (-0,22%).