U.S. and European exchanges closed without a single trend

The main U.S. stock indexes ended Tuesday's trading mostly in decline. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 fell 0.46% and 0.03%, respectively, while the NASDAQ gained 0.57%. The nation's inflation report for January was released yesterday, showing a 0.1 percentage point slowdown from December to 6.4 percent. At the same time the result was higher than analysts' forecasts (6.2%).

European indices mostly showed symbolic growth. The British FTSE 100 and French CAC 40 added 0.08% and 0.07% respectively, with the FTSE 100 soaring to its all-time high of 7,996.35 points during trading. Germany's DAX was down 0.11%.

The European Central Bank may raise rates above 3.5 percent, its spokesman Gabriel Mahluf told The Wall Street Journal. He expressed doubt that the regulator could begin cutting them this year and said it was ready to take decisive steps to reach its inflation target.