Continued reports on 4Q earnings controlled the markets today; no economic data was released. (Read more at Millennium-Traders.Com)

Economic data released today: N/A

At the NYSE closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange, here is how the major world indices and major U.S. stock indices ended the trading session on the world markets as well as the emerging markets including the stock market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) triple digit gain 107.77 points, EOD 11,979.61
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) gain 51.66, EOD 8,157.41
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 26.65 points, EOD 2,716.19
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 7.05 points, EOD 1,290.40
BEL 20 (BEL20) gain 8.39 points, EOD 2,662.37
CAC 40 (CAC40) gain 15.76 points, EOD 4,033.21
FTSE100 (UKX100) gain 47.6 points, EOD 5,943.85
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain 70.59 points, EOD 10,345.11