Dow Jones rose above 8000 points.

The U.S. stock indices on Friday showed a slight increase, but the Dow Jones on the basis of bidding to overcome psychologically important mark of 8000 points, passes Agence France-Presse.
Dow Jones to end the trading day at 017.59, paragraph 8, rising to 0.5 per cent (39.51 points), compared with Thursday. Indicator broad market S & P 500 rose 0.97 percent (8.11 points) to 842.49 points and the high tech Nasdaq - at 1.2 per cent (19.24 points) to 1 621.87 points.
Thus, the continued tendency of the previous few days, when the stock indices went up. According to some analysts, investor confidence has increased with the slowing down of the recession the U.S. economy.
Meanwhile oil prices in world markets on Friday changed differently. At the New York Stock Exchange NYMEH cost of the May futures on U.S. light crude oil mark WTI has fallen by 0.13 dollars to 52.51 dollars per barrel, while Brent oil brands with delivery in May, went on the London Stock Exchange ISE at 0.72 dollar to 53, 47 dollars per barrel.