18-10-2016 22:34 via news.yahoo.com

Global stocks gain on corporate results, rising commodities

By Dion Rabouin and Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global equity markets climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday, lifted by rising commodity prices and a strong bounce in Europe, while solid corporate earnings helped drive share prices higher. Wall Street rose after a raft of stronger-than-expected results from UnitedHealth Group Inc , Netflix Inc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc , among others. UnitedHealth gained 6.9 percent, Netflix soared 19 percent and Goldman Sachs rose 2.2 percent.
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