AlQa'dah 19, 1436, Sep 3, 2015, SPA -- World stocks rose Thursday as a holiday in China gave investors a break from its torrid markets while the dollar fell on diminishing expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, AP reported. In early European trading, France's CAC 40 was up 1.4 percent to 4,620.44 and Germany's DAX added 1.7 percent to 10,219.74. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 1.6 percent to 6,182.30. Futures augured more gains on Wall Street after the previous day's rebound from sharp losses. Dow futures rose 0.3 percent to 16,381.00. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.3 percent to 1,952.70. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.5 percent to 18,182.39 and South Korea's Kospi was little changed at 1,915.13. Stock markets in Southeast Asia also rose while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 1.4 percent to 5,027.80. New Zealand's benchmark also fell. India's Sensex jumped 1.3 percent to 25,783.21. Markets were closed in China, which has suffered a dramatic slide since June. Benchmark U.S. crude was down 33 cents at $45.92 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 84 cents to close at $46.25 a barrel in New York after an Energy Department report showed a decline in fuel supplies, which suggests rising demand. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, was down 16 cents at $50.36 a barrel in London. It rose 94 cents to close at $50.50 a barrel in the previous trading session. The euro climbed to $1.1235 from $1.1216 on Wednesday. The dollar fell to 120.32 yen from 120.61 yen.
