The U.S. stock market closed with growth, Europe – mostly down

The main US stock indices finished Monday with growth - S&P 500 added 1.3%, Dow Jones - 1%, NASDAQ - 2.19%.

Today investors' attention is focused on the release of statistics on the United States Consumer Confidence Index for May. According to analysts polled by Daily FX, it fell more than two points compared to April - the forecast is 99 points.

Meanwhile, according to the Chinese publication china.com, the U.S. is actually insolvent, as evidenced by the fact that it is constantly on the verge of default. If they don't cut back on borrowing, it could be a global economic disaster, the portal warns.

Indexes in Europe mostly fell in anticipation of the release of statistics on the region. Germany's DAX closed down 0.2%, France's CAC 40 fell 0.21%; Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.74%, despite the latest UK inflation data being higher than expected.