The worst performance was turned in by the main German index, which fell nearly 5 percent.

The market's main index rose 3.87 percent, or 64.97 points, to 1,745.66.

The main index fell 1.3 percent today and is close to a 19-year low.

The Mexican stock market's main index is up nearly 58 percent this year.

Today the stock market had a good day, with the main index rising 3.64 percent - a relatively rare event in recent weeks.

Yet the main index for the stock market is still up 17 percent for the year.

The markets didn't seem to think so - most of Europe's main indexes ended higher.

For a big loss, look at Russia where the main indices are down almost 4%.

"The main index is somewhere around 1998 levels," he said.

The main index rose 7.44 percent to the best level in three months.