Wall Street, European shares rise
Euro plunges on growth and Ukraine fears
Dollar eyes biggest monthly gain since 2015

WASHINGTONLONDON, April 27 Reuters Key U.S. equity indexes ended higher after choppy trade on Wednesday on a boost from strong earnings from Microsoft and Visa, as commodity stocks lifted European shares to their first gain in four sessions.

The euro dropped to its weakest since 2017 after Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, and investors fretted more about the region39;s economy.

The dollar continued its surge, on course for its biggest monthly gain since January 2015 as expectations mounted that the U.S. Federal Reserve will hike interest rates aggressively in coming months and the American economy will be stronger than the euro zone.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.19 to end at 33,301.93 points, while the SP 500 gained 0.21 to 4,183.92.

The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.01 to 12,488.93.

Microsoft Corp jumped 4.8 and Visa Inc surged 6.5 on strong earnings, helping boost the SP 500.

Some of Wall Street39;s biggest names have reported results this week, with investors seeking a counterweight to the deluge of negative news that has pounded stocks.

Googleparent Alphabet Inc fell 3.6 as slowing YouTube ad sales pushed quarterly revenue below expectations. Boeing Co dropped 7.5 after it disclosed 1.5 billion in abnormal costs from halting 777X production. 

The panEuropean STOXX 600 rose 0.7 after having hit sixweek lows at the…