IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism:
U.S. April IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 48.4 versus 45.4 in March.

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) gain 13.53 points, EOD 11,019.50
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) shed 3.36, EOD 7,638.39
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) gain 7.78 points, EOD 2,465.65
S&P 500 (SPX) gain 0.74 point, EOD 1,197.22
BEL 20 (BEL20) shed 5.83 points, EOD 2,708.98
CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 18.51 points, EOD 4,031.99
FTSE100 (UKX100) shed 15.99 points, EOD 5,761.66
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) shed 90.67, EOD 11,161.23