Anticipation of US Federal Reserve meeting results boosts European stock prices

LONDON, March 22 / WAM / European stock indices rose almost tearfully during today’s trading, with investors awaiting the results of the US Federal Reserve’s meeting on the path of interest rates.
And by 05:25 pm UAE time, the European Stoxx 600 index rose by 0.22 percent, or the equivalent of 0.97 points, to reach 447.44 points.
The German “DAX” index increased by 0.43 percent, or 65.96 points, to reach 15,261.3 points, and the French “CAC 40” index increased by 0.2 points, or 14.56 percent, to 7,127.54 points.
The “Euro Stoxx 50” index increased by 0.29 percent, equivalent to 11.97 points, to reach the level of 4193.54 points, while the British “FTSE 100” index fell alone, by a marginal rate of 0.07 percent, or the equivalent of 5.5 points, to reach the level of 7530.37 points.