European stock markets end mostly higher

ISTANBUL

European stocks closed the second trading day of the week with gains, except for the UK, boosted by new record highs in the New York Stock Exchange.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index increased 0.28%, or 1.55 points, to close at 554.95.

Bank stocks gained an average of 0.75%, while automaker stocks rose an average of 1.81%.

Germany's DAX 40 index was up 0.36% to end at 23,611.33 and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.54% to 7,872.02.

Italy's FTSE MIB index added 0.13% to close at 42,477.76 points, while Spain's IBEX 35 index rose 0.5% to close at 15,158.2.

On the other hand, Britain's FTSE 100 slipped 0.04% to close the day at 9,223.32 points.

The New York Stock Exchange saw all-time high gains Monday, led by gains in tech companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all-time high of 46,447.13 points, the S&P 500 Index rose to 6,698.88, and the Nasdaq hit 22,801.90 points.

The euro/dollar exchange rate rose 0.04% to 1.1807 as of 1725GMT.