GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street rallies on tech boost, European shares end flat

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.06% to end at 35,462.78 points. The S&P 500 gained 0.84% to 4,521.52. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.28% to 14,194.46

WASHINGTON/LONDON: Big Tech gave major U.S. stock indexes a boost on Tuesday and European shares ended largely unchanged as a sharp fall in oil prices took the shine off bumper profits from oil company BP.

The euro retreated as the European Central Bank tried to cool interest rate hike expectations.