European equities closed higher on Friday, July 3: Germany's DAX 30 +255.17 pts (+1.00%) at 25,801.57; UK FTSE 100 +24.78 pts (+0.23%) at 10,677.65; France's CAC 40 +33.21 pts (+0.39%) at 8,508.07; STOXX Europe 50 +56.09 pts (+0.88%) at 6,416.56; Spain's IBEX 35 +173.97 pts (+0.88%) at 19,845.77; Italy's FTSE MIB +389.32 pts (+0.74%) at 52,817.50.

President Trump declined to commit to signing a bipartisan housing bill that passed Congress more than a week ago, saying he will not sign it until Congress sends the contested election measure, the SAVE America Act, to his desk. Trump called the SAVE America Act the most important bill now and for years to come. The measure would require voters to show photo ID at the polls and provide proof of citizenship when registering. He said the housing bill contains many Democratic provisions he objects to and that he would rather sign no bill until SAVE is enacted.

俄罗斯财政部：将于7月7日至8月6日期间把每日外汇购买规模下调至54亿卢布，此前为99亿卢布。