European stock markets eased slightly Friday after a strong rally saw many indexes strike multi-week highs. U.S. stocks are expected to open higher with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures up 0.3 percent. STOCKS IN VOGUE: Stocks around the world have been in demand this past week, partly because general risk appetite has improved in spite of Trump's move on Iran. That suggests that investors are fairly positive on the outlook for stocks, certainly a contrast to earlier in the year. High oil prices have also helped boost the share prices of oil companies.

Source: ABC News May 11, 2018 03:52 UTC