It comes amid growing anger in the Islamic world at France and its president Emmanuel Macron , who has staunchly defended free expression in the wake of the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty , who showed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to his class.
However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed as Microsoft Corp MSFT firmed in the run-up to its results after the closing bell, and the technology heavyweights supported the S&P500. The NYSE FANG+TM Index was up 1.4%. Merck & Co Inc gained 0.3% as it raised its full-year earnings forecast. "Overhanging the market is the growth of the virus in the US, and technology in particular seems the least exposed sector", said Rick Meckler, partner, Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office ...