European stock markets pushed higher Tuesday as investors brushed aside concerns over the political uncertainty in Germany following an upbeat session in Asia where Hong Kong's main index enjoyed its biggest advance in nearly two months. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX was up 0.9 percent at 13,169 while France's CAC 40 rose 0.7 percent to 5,378. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 0.3 percent higher at 7,413. "The consequences of this could include much less chance of reforming the EU and moving towards fiscal union and banking union. US/THANKSGIVING: With the U.S. gearing up for Thanksgiving on Thursday, trading levels across financial markets are expected to get even more constrained.

Source: ABC News November 21, 2017 06:47 UTC