Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\nShares in the US and Europe have seen big gains following a raft of strong company results which have boosted hopes of a sustained economic recovery.<\/p>\n
The US Dow Jones index closed at a near three year high – up 1.5% at 12,454 points – while the UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 closed up 2% at 6,013.01.<\/p>\n
Companies such as Goldman Sachs, Intel and IBM reported strong results on Tuesday, and results from Apple and American Express are due on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Stock markets in Germany and France also saw strong gains.<\/p>\n
In the UK, mining shares saw strong rises as the prices of metals rose. Gold hit a record price of more than $1,500 an ounce.<\/p>\n
UK chipmaker Arm Holdings also gained after US rival Intel said first-quarter earnings had risen by 29% to $3.16bn (\u00a31.95bn).<\/p>\n
Fellow chipmakers in Europe joined the upwards trend. Germany’s Infineon rose 4% and STMicroelectronics was more than 5% higher in Paris.<\/p>\n
Shares in UK film studio Pinewood Shepperton, the home of Harry Potter and James Bond, rose almost 6% after it received an approach from a possible second bidder.<\/p>\n
Italian car maker Fiat rose 4% after it reported a trading profit of 251m euros, slightly above analysts’ forecasts.<\/p>\n
Fellow vehicle manufacturer Peugeot was also up more than 4% after it revealed a 10% rise in revenues in the first quarter of the year compared with a year earlier.<\/p>\n
Sales were also up almost 10% at L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics group. Its shares rose 2.8% as it reported particularly strong growth in the US and emerging markets.<\/p>\n
Shares in beauty and fashion group LVMH benefited for the second day from better-than-expected revenues, revealed on Tuesday. Its shares closed up 2.3%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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