China News Client Beijing, April 6 (Xie Yiguan) On April 6, US stocks opened sharply higher. The Dow opened up 895.30 points, or 4.25%, to 21947.84 points; the S & P 500 index rose 96.30 points, or 3.87%, to 2854.92 points; the Nasdaq rose 270.20 points, or 3.67%, to 7643.31 points. The gains of the three major stock indexes expanded, with the Dow and S & P 500 now up more than 5%, and the Nasdaq rose more than 4%.

In European stock markets, as of press time, the German DAX index rose more than 5%, and the French CAC40 index rose more than 4%.