European market

The euro reacted to the ECB’s announcements on Thursday by rising to its highest position against the US dollar in two weeks [Xinhua]
The euro hit a two-week high against the US dollar late Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) agreed to keep it’s current stimulus (quantitative easing) program as is with no change.
Just ahead of markets closing in Europe on Thursday, the euro rose 0.67 per cent to 1.134 against the dollar.

Monsanto’s Round Up, which contains glyphosate as its main ingredient, was recently named a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO). This means it is going to have a hard time getting re-licensed in Europe. The Netherlands and Sweden recently joined France in an anti-glyphosate stance.