Political uncertainty ahead of European elections gave nervous investors a reason to sell the euro and kept French government debt under pressure, while the price of safe-haven gold hit three-month highs.

US stocks rose yesterday and helped stem a decline in global equities still roiled by concern that slowing growth will spread, as crude’s advance past $31 a barrel boosted energy shares.

After European Central Bank President Mario Draghi extended monetary stimulus, strategists have come to the conclusion he’s done enough to revive the economy with policies that helped push the euro down about 10% against the dollar this year.