World Stock Markets Higher As Trader/Investor Optimism Remains Generally Upbeat

World stock markets were mostly firmer overnight. European stock markets benefited in part from Thursday's European Central Bank meeting on monetary policy that was deemed dovish. Financial stocks in Europe have posted decent recoveries recently. U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward slightly higher openings when the New York day session begins. The Dow and S&P 500 stock indexes have hit record highs this week on ideas world economic growth is on the upswing and will continue on that path in 2017. In overnight news, China's consumer price index in was up 2.3% in November, year-on-year, while the producer price index was up 3.3% in the same period. To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2016 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post World Stock Markets Higher As Trader/Investor Optimism Remains Generally Upbeat appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .