EUROPE AND US MARKETS ARE IN DIVERGENCE

The US indices gained for third day for true and delivered their longest win streak in 2015, but they are still in negative territory. European indices closed sharply higher Wednesday again. Europe performing much better in 2015 than US markets.

The Stoxx Europe 600 ended 0.6% up and hit seven-year high. Dax closed near its all-time high. France’s CAC 40 and London’s FTSE 100 both gained added 0.9% and 1.6%.

The U.S. stock markets ended Wednesday’s choppy trading day with modest gains, extending its winning streak to three sessions.

• DJIA +0,22%
• SP500 +0,47%
• Nasdaq 0,27%

But in the bigger picture seems the difference in the sentiment and the bullish momentum between the two continents. Take a look at the chart below, it tells more than 1000 words how strongly has been lagging the Dow Jones behind the DAX.

2015 Gauges:

• DAX: +5,19%
• DJIA: -1,51%

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