Wall Street drifted through mixed trading Thursday as rising fashion and cigarette stocks worked against drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% following healthy gains for stock markets across much of Europe and Asia.

The German and French stock markets were down about 2%, and London's FTSE 100 dropped more 1%, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation. However, the U.S. dollar strengthened on the currency markets as the Canadian dollar plunged to its lowest level since 2003, the BBC also reports.

US stocks mostly gain early Thursday as investors weigh earnings reports. Amazon results are due after the close and monthly jobs on Friday.

Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stock indexes are making only modest moves after much of Europe and Asia rose earlier in the day

Google’s parent company is weighing on a mixed Wall Street Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making.

Wall Street is mixed on Wednesday as attention swings back toward how much profits companies are making and away from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, at least temporarily.

Stocks on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 274 points,